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
four-legged tray for festive food
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); 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)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
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
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
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
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
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
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
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)