disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
deep affection; dear; beloved
sense of duty (obligation)
still; even now; to this day
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
a few years ago; some years back
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
complete change; about-face
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
common people; ordinary people; masses
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
department store; department
living together; coexistence
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
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)
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road