large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
national traits or character; nationality
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
addition; annexation; appendage
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
extract; excerpt; selection
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to do for (the sake of someone else)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu