shopping district; shopping street; downtown
residence; abode; dwelling
demesne; estate; private land; private property
commerce; trade; business
money paid to the government
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
separate; special; another; separately
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to distribute emergency rice
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
highly unpredictable; touch and go
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
hostile party; enemy side
to take command; to give direction
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to order; to command; to appoint
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mission; delegation; transmission
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice