mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
disaster prevention practice
application; request; petition
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
trouble; bother; annoyance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
imagination; supposition; guess
to turn towards; to point
to become animated; to liven up; to become active