boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
thought control; thought censorship
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
sworn brother; buddy; pal
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
quadrennial; recurring every four years
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
-less; lacking; non-existing
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
at the meeting; on the occasion
belief; conviction; opinion
stating (one's views); expressing
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
somehow; for some reason or other
author; writer; novelist; artist