chance of precipitation; chance of rain
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
brand items; brand-name goods
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
department store; department
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
dwelling; house; residence; address
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
high spirits; gleeful mood
built-in; fixed; attached
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
wall bearing no exposed pillars
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)