patriotic feelings; patriotism
interval; break; pause; spare moment
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to temper thoroughly; to train well
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to withstand; to be able to endure
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
day after day; day by day
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
to find out; to discover; to locate
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
rule; reign; peaceful times
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
stranger; tramp; wanderer
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be muddy; to be slushy
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
devil; evil spirit; genie
to hide; to keep to oneself
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm