independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
box; box-shape; cube-type
factory; plant; mill; workshop
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
stone artifact; article made of stone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
walking heavily; lumbering
(made of) stone; stone-built
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
blow; shock; strike; batting
right beside; close to; nearby
control; management (e.g. of a business)
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
with these words; while saying
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
whole story; full picture; full particulars
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch