let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
originally; by nature; from the start
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
marshland; wetland; swampland
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
when it becomes; when it comes to
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
imagination; supposition; guess
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
at first; initially; in the beginning
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty