strike (i.e. industrial action)
settlement; solution; resolution
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; work; operations; service; duties
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
surveillance camera; security camera
female high school student