management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to collect; to assemble; to gather
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
depopulation; declining population
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
the same as always; day after day