to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
generation; lifetime; age
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
residence; abode; dwelling
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
woman; female; feminine gender
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
national defence; national defense
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
one's post; place of work; workplace
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
accomplishment; execution
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to be flexible; to be accommodating
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer