to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
originally; by nature; from the start
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
level of happiness; degree of happiness
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
general idea; concept; notion
school education; formal education
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thought; consideration; thinking
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
people; men and women; each person; everybody
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
place; situation; position; location
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lump together; put all together
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history