early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
about this time; about now
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
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)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
street; quarter; district; area
steel; sword steel; sword
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)