high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
controlled demolition of buildings, etc. using explosives; explosive demolition
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
declaration of war; proclamation of war
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
cigarette end; cigarette butt
territory of a stall vendor; (arch.) spot on a farm where the harvest would be put in order (Edo period)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
divining sticks; counting; calculation
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
fire brigade; fire company
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
convenience store lunch box
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out