to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
feeling; sense; impression
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
right beside; close to; nearby
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
as expected; as predicted
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
US military bases in Japan
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to find fault with; to question
identification tag; dog tag
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
substitute device; replacement aircraft
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
victim; injured party; sufferer
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion