metallic taste; taste of iron
strip-searching; security check
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
new building; annexe; annex
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
a few people; small number of people
to say (something) over one's shoulder
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
outside (the room, building); outdoors
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
standing close together; bristling (with)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks