poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to live; to reside; to inhabit
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be erected; to be built
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to shout (in anger); to yell
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to revere; to respect; to worship
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine