habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
way of talking; speaking style
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
even if; even though; however; no matter how
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)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
immediately; right away; on the spot
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
slave traffic; slave dealer
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb