sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
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
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
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
as a child; when one was a child
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but