to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
way of talking; speaking style
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
such; like that; in that way
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)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
district; section; sector
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to begin to walk; to set out
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
in one's own way or style
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly