positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
materials; data; document
hand-operated fire pump; water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)