suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
carbonization; carbonisation
for dear life; barely escaping alive
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
several times; a few times
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
good-looking; fair; beautiful
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right