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)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preliminary investigation; preparation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; this sort of; like this
form; shape; figure; visage
to be helpful; to be useful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beginning; outset; first; onset
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience