to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
belligerence; fighting spirit
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
government office; public office
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
burned down; entirely destroyed
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
ward office; council (regional)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
good neighbour; good neighbor
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
new and old; incoming and outgoing
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
from the viewpoint of; according to