town; city; municipal; urban
political measures; policy
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
ability; capability; skill
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to commit an act (or acts) of terrorism
departure; leaving; setting off
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
factory; plant; mill; workshop
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to have a meal; to take a meal
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue