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)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
epic film; big-budget movie
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
boiled water which has cooled; vessel used to cool hot water
something; some kind of; for some reason
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
retort; back talk; backchat
to care for someone; to look after someone
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to cover one's private parts
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
water temperature (esp. bath)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to speak; to hear a voice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band