to behave well; to mind one's manners
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
leading; guiding; commanding
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
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)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to move (house); to change residence
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
tail (animal); tail end; tip
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
quantity or volume of water
the whole area; all areas