judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
rickets; boneless; spineless
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
victim; injured party; sufferer
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
polish; improvement; burnishing
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
being rampant; domination
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
police; police officer; police station
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear