steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
reception room; parlor; parlour
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
kushiage; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
low tone; bass; low voice
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to control; to command; to get the better of
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
under the orders of; by order (command)
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
(courteous) invitation; call
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
messenger; envoy; emissary
otherwise; if not; or else
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
a step; short distance; short time
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)