carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to degenerate; to lapse into
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
no!; no no!; no, not at all
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
doorman in charge of footwear
about; concerning; related to; -ish
tucking up the hem of one's garments
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to cease; to stop; to be over
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
singing and (string) music
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
a step; short distance; short time
to rush back; to run back
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
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)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly