April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
(former) imperial university
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)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
branch office; branch store
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
exploitation; overuse; abuse
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it