citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
monolith; large slab of rock
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
twice; again; second time
to read (a book, etc.) over again
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pointing out; identification
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate