acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to arrive home; to return
going around; patrol; round; tour
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky