hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
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 belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
stairs; stairway; staircase
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
shopping; purchased goods
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
business; trade; operations; sales
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
meanwhile; in the meantime
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
junior high school student; middle school pupil
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead