steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
hoarse voice; husky voice
restoration; repair; mending
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
sabotage; subversive activities
disk; disc; disk (storage); disc
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to throw into; to dump in together
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
single colour (color); monochrome
hooded jacket; parka; anorak
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
outside the country; abroad
Citizens' Band; CB (radio); convertible bond; chronic bronchitis; chemical and biological (weapons); center back; centre back
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
stifled (laughter); simmering
Bōsō Peninsula (also alt. name for Chiba Prefecture)