ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to breathe out; to exhale
(not so) much; (not) very
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
housing district; residential district
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
year on year; on the previous year
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)