may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
official name; formal name
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
to play a leading role; to play a central part
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
restaurant specializing in fried beef or pork offal
edge of the eaves; house frontage
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)