ward office; council (regional)
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
minimum; at the very least
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
studio apartment; studio flat
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
street parking; on-street parking
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
Yamashita Tatsurou (1953.2-)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
tune (melody, piece of music)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
somewhat cold; a bit chilly