fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
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)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to turn right; to turn to the right
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
store name; shop name; restaurant name
here and there; in places
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
shoulder (of a road); berm
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
company name; name of a company
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
semibasement; semi-basement
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge