back street; back alley; off-street
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
members; member; constituent
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
third day of the month; three days
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
outside of; not covered by
material (data) for one's research; research material
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cooperative buying; group buying; joint purchase
of course; certainly; naturally
(not) merely; (not) simply
investment; contribution; financing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to look down on; to make light of
to be found; to be discovered