war; fighting; fierce competition
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
all around; as far as the eye can see
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
tattling; telling on (someone)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
pre-war days; before the war
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
parting; separation; farewell
operator (e.g. telephone)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
knowing; (an) acquaintance
government; administration
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
although I say; although one might say; although called
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
theatre; theater; playhouse
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be helpful; to be useful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless