municipal organization; municipal organisation; municipality
seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
to become desperate; to give way to despair
roadshow (theatrical release)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
police headquarters; main office; this office
fire chief's car; command vehicle
to score points with (a person)
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
interchange; international; inter-
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
transport truck; transport vehicle
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
defence forces; defence corps
mountain river; mountain stream
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel