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)
multinational; transnational
good old; good old-fashioned
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
palanquin bearer; sedan chair bearer
going around; patrol; round; tour
security firm; security company
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
scene; sight; scenario; setting
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
derailment; digression; deviation
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)