disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
sense of smell; olfaction
intuition; instinct; hunch
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
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)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
separate; scattered; apart
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
front; frontage; facade; main
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)