town; city; municipal; urban
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to be worried; to be troubled
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
after that; afterwards; thereafter
considerably; greatly; a lot
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
settlement; solution; resolution
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect