stout; dark beer; porter's ale
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
cooperation; collaboration
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
law and order; discipline
future; possible; potential; prospective
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
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)
anything and everything; just about everything
for the first time in one's life
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to fulfill one's responsibilities
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to emphasize; to attach importance to
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
interference; intervention; meddling
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
drama; play; Chinese opera
drama; play; powerful drug
actor; actress; player; performer