municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
eye measurement; measure with eye
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
to make sense; to be meaningful
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
on the way home from school
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
study; library; den; home office; reading room
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection