even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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)
royalty and titled nobility
(social) class; rank; grade
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
material; materials; data; information; documents
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
the front; honest; upright; decent
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
here and there; in places
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to stop walking; to pause
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
government office; government agency; authorities
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
each; (arch.) you (plural)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
corridor; hallway; passageway
the other day; a few days ago
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
on and after; from ... onward; since
(not) even once; (not) ever
to show up; to appear; to turn up