youth; adolescence; springtime of life
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that day; the very same day
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
essentially the same with only minor differences
(social) class; rank; grade
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
rule; reign; government; governing
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
republican form of government
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
condition; figure; appearance; voice
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
former years; formerly; a few years ago
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to intend; to be sure that
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
(not) even once; (not) ever
opponent in a debate or argument
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
refutation; contradiction; rebuttal; disproof; disputation