state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
normalization; normalisation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to take away; to carry away
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
my husband; one's family; family member
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make (a person) pay for (something)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
very busy (person or thing)
one-by-one; separately; in detail