chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
abrupt turn; sudden change
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
gear change; change of gears
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(coming to a) sudden stop
national road; national highway
elevated (structure); overhead
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
company president; manager; director
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
surströmming (Swedish dish of fermented herring)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
reinforcement; strengthening
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to search for; to seek for; to look for