... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
memory; sense; experience
name plate; name tag; label
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
group; bunch; crowd; group
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to step forward; to take a step forward
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to look after (often medically); to take care of
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
town; city; municipal; urban
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction