to complain; to lodge a complaint
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
thought; consideration; thinking
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
surroundings; environs; circumference
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to move (house); to change residence
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
newspaper story (article, account)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
society; public; community; social studies
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
temporary suspension public transport service
drunk driving; drink-driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
company president; manager; director
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
several sheets (flat objects)
coherence; order; focus; point
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting