pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
news programme; news program
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
preparation; provision; guarding
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
general; popular; common; typical
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
social unrest; public anxiety
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
how; in what way; by what means
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
beautiful woman; (a) beauty