cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
such ... as; or some such
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
a long time ago; in those days
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)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
pupil; student; schoolchild
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
dwelling; house; residence; address
new building; new construction
wonderful; splendid; magnificent