environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
token (effort); something done for form's sake
misrepresentation; false statement
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to use up all one's strength
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
street at night; making a night journey
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
nightlife districts; drinking districts
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to some extent; to a certain extent
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
late at night; small hours of the morning
even more; still more; further
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance