recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(large) building; public building; hall
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
building contractor; builder; building firm
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
group; party; team; squad; section
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
at; in; at; when; by; with
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set