spider; spider (solitaire); spider; web crawler
hair (on the head); (a) hair
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
every year; yearly; annually
pride in one's strength or skill
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
activity; briskness; prosperity
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
no vacancy; full occupancy
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
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)
private residence temporarily taking lodgers
platform; home; home base; home plate
stay; sojourn; stay; prop; support
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
wandering; roaming; drifting
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
second-hand shop; curio shop