suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to drink up; to drain (cup)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
whichever one chooses; either way
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
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)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into