town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
full view; plain sight; completely visible
stark naked; completely naked; nude
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
millilitre; milliliter; mL
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast