strength; power; proficiency; ability
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
open field; empty lot; plain
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
tenement house; row house
to be erected; to be built
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
accurate; correct; precise; exact
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
department store; department
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to encamp; to take up positions
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
toast (to someone; esp. the deceased at a post-ceremony meal); drinking to someone's health (or memory)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat