care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
open field; empty lot; plain
fishing industry; fishery
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
very loose; slowly; leisurely
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
spring break; spring vacation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs