to collapse into; to flop onto
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
since when; from when; how long
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to make a vow; to take an oath
space (room, area, outer space)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
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)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
second day of the month; two days
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler