building certification; building confirmation
the Building Standards Act
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
online dating app; match-making app
discipline; punishment; reprimand
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
educator; teacher; educationalist
roundhouse kick; turning kick
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
since some time or another; since who-knows-when