wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
here and there; around and about
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
very; much; greatly; a lot of
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to need; to call for; to require
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal