cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
tool; implement; means; furniture
even if not; even without
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
government and municipal offices; public agencies
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
shop; small store; business; firm
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
primary school; elementary school; grade school
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
father; dad; husband; you; he
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss