shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
(your) judgment; discernment
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
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)
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
garden lantern; hanging lantern
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
base (military, expedition, etc.)
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable