giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
serious; not joking; straight
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to head home; to leave for home
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
to go past; to pass; to pass by
even though; despite; when
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
all (there is); as long as there is
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
street stall; stand; booth
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
accurate; correct; precise; exact
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
relation; connection; relevance
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to not believe one's ears
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
having an ancient and honorable origin
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition