smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
valuable article; valuables
ability; capability; skill
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge