exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
urban areas; the streets; town; city
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
about; concerning; related to; -ish
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
the staff; inside the department
weak point; unskillfulness
comprehension; understanding
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
history of Japan; Japanese history
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to amuse oneself; to make merry
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
derailment; digression; deviation
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth