to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
blood congestion; -stasis
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
consists of; comprises; is made up of
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
commerce; trade; business
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
place; situation; position; location
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
articles; supplies; parts
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
in the end; on top of that
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
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 change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)