welcome!; nice to see you!
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
moment; brief space of time
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
(barbed) wire entanglements
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
general; popular; common; typical
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
travel guide (book); tourist guide
successive generations; successive emperors
indeed; really; truly; very much
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
construction; establishment
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly