housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
government and municipal offices; public agencies
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
rope; cord; policeman's rope
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to hit hard; to strike hard
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
usually; under usual circumstances
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
estimated value; appraised value; appraisement
government office; public office
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
prompt; immediate; in real time
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
competing; competition; auction
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to overdo; to do too much
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp