to pick up; to find; to gather
to say (something) over one's shoulder
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
after school (at the end of the day)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to jar; to creak; to grate
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
weather forecast; weather report
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to compete with; to vie for
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
nature of one's business; business instinct
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague