branch (store); (street) stall; stand
effective control (over territory); working control
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
living; lifestyle; living room
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
complete stranger; total stranger
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
meekly; obediently; submissively; quietly; like a lamb
hypodermic needle; injection needle
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee