near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
kimono fabrics shop; draper
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
lack of registration (in the census register); buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
serious; not joking; straight
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
tenement house; row house
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
Japan and the Philippines
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
introduction; presentation; referral; listing