duty; function; office; mission; task
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
residence; abode; dwelling
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
death from cold; freezing to death
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
central part; heart (of a city)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to surround; to crowd around
(made of) stone; stone-built
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
still (continuing); as ever; further
handrail; railing; banister
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
commerce; trade; business
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)