the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
schedule of events; calendar of events
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to hit someone where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest; (lit.) to attack the Edo enemy in Nagasaki
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
call; summons; convening; convocation
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to look around; to take a view of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency