given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
both; both sides; both parties
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
enthronement ceremony; coronation
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
practice; practising; training; study
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
willpower; energy; vitality
training; education; development; cultivation
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
being very busy; busyness
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that's the way it is; such is life
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
press club; correspondents' club
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.