to recall; to remember; to recollect
type of jōruri recitation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
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)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
-less; lacking; non-existing
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen to in an ecstasy
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
(not so) much; (not) very
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
large build; large pattern
close-cropped hair; shaven head
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
personality; character; individuality; personhood
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony