from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
low (level, value, price, etc.)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
ceremony; celebration; law code
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
proposal; proposition; suggestion
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish