storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
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)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to lie deep in; to extend far back
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to practice magic; to practise magic
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
silent; still; quiet; hushed
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
moonlight; moon; moonbeams