the touch of; feel of; texture
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dirty work; unpleasant task
showing one's face in public; facing another person
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
sincere; earnest; serious
preface; introduction; preamble
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
open air; outdoors; outside
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
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)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
before the gate; in front of the gate
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to press a question; to cross-examine