difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(department) store; (department) stores
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
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)
like; similar to; same as
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of