to plunder; to grab; to snatch
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to commit a crime; to do evil
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
important cultural property; important cultural asset
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
superb view; picturesque scenery
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
questionnaire; survey; poll
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline