My words

陰湿

いんしつ

malicious, spiteful, vicious, devious, underhanded, sly, damp and shady

下積み

したづみ

lowest social strata, goods piled beneath

豹変

ひょうへん

sudden change, complete change

一途

いちず いっと

way, course, the only way

一途に

いちずに いっとに

wholeheartedly, earnestly

お通し

おとおし

appetizer, appetiser

水割り

みずわり

alcohol (usu. whiskey or shochu) diluted with water, watered

馴染む

なじむ

to become familiar with, to fit in, to adapt oneself, to get used to, to grow accustomed to

家具屋

かぐや

furniture store, furniture dealer

速達

そくたつ

express, special delivery

伝達

でんたつ

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity), communication, delivery, conveyance, transfer, relay, propagation, conduction

何となく

なんとなく なにとなく

somehow or other, for some reason or another, vaguely

配達

はいたつ

delivery, distribution

大都市

だいとし

metropolis, large city

交通

こうつう

traffic, transportation, communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.), intercourse

激しい

はげしい

violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep

住宅

じゅうたく

residence, housing, residential building, house

教育

きょういく

training, education, education

抱え手

かかえて

employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.), master, mistress

触る

さわる

to touch, to feel

寄付金

きふきん

donation, contribution, endowment

検討

けんとう

consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis

退屈

たいくつ

tedium, boredom, boredom

例える

たとえる

to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile

即ち

すなわち

that is, namely, i.e.

会場

かいじょう

assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

場面

ばめん

scene, setting (e.g. of novel)

結構

けっこう

splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious, sweet, sufficient, fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"), (by implication) no thank you, well enough, OK, tolerable, reasonably, fairly, tolerably, construction, architecture

環境

かんきょう

environment, circumstance, environment

自然

しぜん

nature, spontaneity, naturally, spontaneously, nature