to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
without doubt; certain; sure
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
ago; since; before; previous
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to close down a business; to shut a business
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to run about; to rush about
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
door; gate; opening; title page
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)