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)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
just because; even if; even though
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
international; diplomatic intercourse
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
scoundrel; rascal; villain
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that's the way it is; such is life
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
individualism; egoism; selfishness
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine