ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
valuable article; valuables
ability; capability; skill
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)