to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
poultry farm; chicken farm
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
outside of; not covered by
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
great hurry; great haste; rush
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to have a rumor circulating
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that