hard worker; hardworking person
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
supreme command; direction over all
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
each house; every house; many houses
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
with a broad grin; smirking
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
lethal weapon; deadly device
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors