city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
infection; contagion; becoming infected
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
fourth day of the month; four days
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
river; stream; River; the ... river
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to jump at; to be attracted by
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to approach; to draw near
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
base (military, expedition, etc.)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently