to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
nothing but; none other than
this for sure; certainly is
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
feigned; pretending (not to know)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
front; frontage; facade; main
royal castle; imperial castle
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
city planning; urban planning; town planning
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
the other day; a few days ago
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
person concerned; interested party; related party
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
pest extermination; pest control
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
to continue to do; to persist in doing
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
discovery; detection; finding
several times (as large, over)
preliminary investigation; preparation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce