grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
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)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
colour; color; hue; tints
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to paint (draw) a picture
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
transcendence; excellence; superiority
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
in succession; one by one
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
common people; ordinary people; masses
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction