neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to wring the neck; to strangle
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
repair work; restoration work
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to knock down; to knock off
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
addict; junkie; substance abuser
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
talk about divorce or separation
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
somehow; somewhat; seemingly