beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to increase; to add to; to augment
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
up until now; as recently as the present
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
large amount of money; great cost
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
dozens; scores of; decades
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
residing; living; dwelling
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
residence; housing; residential building
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
square metre; square meter
burned down; entirely destroyed
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
fire brigade; fire company