living together (with one more person)
beyond comparison; incomparable
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
fire brigade; fire company
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to arrive home; to return
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
as far as the eye can see
out of the question; preposterous
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to come from; to have roots in
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
independent; responsible; active; subjective
drama; play; Chinese opera
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
omniscient point of view (in narration)
reorganization; reorganisation
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
expulsion; excommunication
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
production (e.g. play); direction
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
principal of a private school
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
customer traffic; customers; custom
political situation; political affairs
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to use X as a selling point