in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
curfew; lockdown; grounding
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
that's right; yes; uh-huh
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
three-cornered hat; tricorne
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
sense of values; values; value system
decisive; resolute; drastic
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
ruining a country; ruined country
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
house search; search of the premises
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
infrastructure improvement
residence; housing; residential building
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
subversion (of the state)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
point in common; common feature