downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
spot; point; place; position
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
timewise; temporal; chronal
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
very popular; highly favoured
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly