background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to watch over; to watch attentively
table tennis club; ping-pong club
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
trio; gang of three; threesome
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
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
real estate agent; realtor
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
serious; severe; grave; acute
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
housing district; residential district
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be erected; to be built
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity