to get slightly dirty (all over)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
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)
history; pedigree; lineage
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
looking pale; looking unwell
responsible area; area of responsibility
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to pretend; to act (as if)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
reporting, contacting, and consultation
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to accuse someone; to charge someone
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
demotion; relegation; downgrading
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
great wealth; enormous fortune
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...