inspection; examination; check
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
urban areas; the streets; town; city
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
totally willing; fully motivated
great enthusiasm; high excitement
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
also known as; also called
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ministries and government offices; the authorities
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to harm; to cause harm to
maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to have a long life; to live a long time
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization