to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
both; both sides; both parties
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
popular person; favorite; favourite
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
commandant; commanding officer; general
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check