just; right; pure; genuine; truth
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
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)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to be too numerous; to be too much
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street