condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
on the way home from work
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
major (recording) label debut
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
black lustre; black luster
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
scattered; separated; dispersed
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
several shots; several blows
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
suited figure; person in a suit
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
falling over; toppling sideways
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to take flight; to disappear
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing