foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
two days before; day before yesterday
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
two times; twice; two degrees
to become pale; to turn pale
up until now; as recently as the present
how; in what way; in what manner
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
(not) a soul; (not) a single person