distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
Dejima; artificial island in Nagasaki used as a Portuguese and Dutch trading post between 1634 and 1854
article; item; thing; goods; wares
going through; going via; going by way of
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
businesslike; professional
fortress; stronghold; citadel
small hill; low hill; hillock
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
function; facility; faculty; feature
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
anything and everything; just about everything
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
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)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
hello; good day; good afternoon
(another's) daughter; young lady
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility