publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
food; food products; foodstuffs
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle