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)
as; because; with; due to
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
second-year student; biennial
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
information; news; report; reward; retribution
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
trial; judgement; judgment
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
long (time); protracted; prolonged
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement