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)
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
business district; office complex
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
throat lozenge; cough drop
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be hot on a person's heels
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
usually; under usual circumstances
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
another thing; exception; special case
disinfection; sterile filtration
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
looking over someone's shoulder
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district