equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
final; eventual; ultimate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
slope; slanting surface; bevel
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
way of solving (a problem); solution
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully