thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
matter of time; question of time
hair (on the head); (a) hair
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reinforcement; strengthening
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
along the river; riverside
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
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)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
group; bunch; crowd; group
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
sentiment; sentimentality
nursing; (protective) care
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous