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 work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
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); day-to-day conduct
extermination of insect pests; pest control
background (of a scene, picture, etc.); background (of an event, person, etc.); circumstances; background music; background (activity)
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
to continue to do; to persist in doing
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
discovery; detection; finding
several times (as large, over)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
base; basis; bedrock; platform
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
mental health; mental hygiene
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act