quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
encryption; encipherment; password protection
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
society; public; community; social studies
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
amount of light; quantity of light
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to shake one's head (in denial)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
splinters of glass; glass shards
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shop; small store; business; firm
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to smash down; to beat in