public holiday; celebration (of)
temporary custody (of children, luggage, etc)
street parking; on-street parking
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
community policing division (of a police department); community affairs section
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
to happen to pass by; to pass by
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
trio; gang of three; threesome
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
identifiable; personalized
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to intervene; to stop (something)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
how; in what way; I wonder