to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
troops; group members; team members
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
at least; at most; (even) just
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
in the same manner as before; the same as always
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
unit; (musical) group; band
proving ground; test site
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
offender; criminal; culprit
to pick up; to find; to gather
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
it's no joke; gimme a break!
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
way of asking; way of listening; listener
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour