hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
reinforcement; strengthening
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it is not (like that) either
shopping; purchased goods
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
at first; in the beginning; originally
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
polish; grinding; sharpening
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
street stall; stand; booth
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)