lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
traffic; coming and going; highway
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
last night; yesterday evening
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
outside of; not covered by
nonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
such ... as; or some such
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
suited to the occasion; expedient; ad hoc
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across