meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
destruction; collapse; crumbling
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
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
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
spirit; heart; disposition
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
transport; transportation
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
isolation; being alone; being friendless
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance