materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
in its entirety; whole; wholly
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
tight skirt; straight skirt
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
I see; that's right; indeed
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
people; men and women; each person; everybody
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
convenient; handy; useful
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up