low tone; bass; low voice
good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
repeatedly; several times; many times
open field; empty lot; plain
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
rubbish heap; garbage dump
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
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)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
it's not like; it isn't as if
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
child prodigy; wonder child
quite; utterly; really; completely
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
wizardry; secret of immortality
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)