plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
development; exploitation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
missing person; wanted person
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to gain fame; to make one's name
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to order; to command; to appoint
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
right under; directly below
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
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)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
street; quarter; district; area
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to gather; to collect; to assemble
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
near; nearby; not far off