transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
physical work; manual labour (labor)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
clinic; medical office; infirmary
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to loiter around; to wander about
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
a (single) moment; an instant
reason for being; raison d'être
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly