to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
record keeper; recorder; archivist
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
hello; good day; good afternoon
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
customary practice; habit; traditional event
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
imagination; supposition; guess
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
high class; esteemed; cherished
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
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)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
common people; ordinary people; masses
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
water flea (Daphnia spp.)