washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
underworld; underside of society
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
big leakage; uncontained leak
school rules; school regulations
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
several people; a few people
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
accidental death; casualty
to make sure; to make doubly sure
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
organization; organisation; forming
government and municipal offices; public agencies
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
accomplishment; execution
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation