steady; sound; reliable; solid
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
main road; main thoroughfare
middle of the night; dead of night
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
expression; look; countenance; face
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to have a drink; to grab a drink
to have a meal; to take a meal
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
traffic report; information on traffic flow; transportation information
police officer; policeman; constable
to watch over; to watch attentively
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist