around here; in this vicinity; this area
Prague Spring (1968 reform movement in Czechoslovakia)
convention center; convention centre
gang assault; mob violence; gang rape
something or other; somehow
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative
each field; various circles
recital; recitation; public reading
to put out; to extinguish
setting on fire; setting afire
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
paper airplane (aeroplane)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
wounded person; injured person
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR