irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
several years standing; over several years
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
distress; wretched condition
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
solution; solution strategy
three; three years of age
administration of justice
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one who knows little often repeats it
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
indirection; indirectness
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
bare livelihood; subsistence
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
Japanese person; Japanese people
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet