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)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
difference; discrepancy; variation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
the senses; sensuality; carnality
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
new leaves; fresh verdure
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
fields (of rice and other crops)
fields (of rice and other crops)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that