strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pass (of time); to elapse
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
unmarried; not yet married
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
threatening voice; threatening tone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
just a minute; small quantity
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)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
construction; architecture (of buildings)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.