to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to face on; to look out on to
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
opening fully; full throttle; full power
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
front; frontage; facade; main
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
gender; distinction of sex; sex
if it is the case that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to mistake (A for B); to misread
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
society; public; community; social studies
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
whistle (sound made with the lips)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class