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)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
self-deprecating; self-mocking
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
transactions; dealings; business
store interior; inside of a shop
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
neighbourhood; neighborhood
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
news programme; news program
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population