public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
outside of; not covered by
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(made of) stone; stone-built
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
advanced level; high grade; senior
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer