humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
cannot be compared with; no match for
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
face; looks; vestiges; trace
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
something like ...; something called ...
like water; like it grows on trees
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
just because; even if; even though
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
capable of anything; liable to do
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
proposal; offer; request; application