way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
quarrel; dispute; argument
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
(temporary) closure of school
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
standby; preparation; arrangement
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to glare at each other; to confront each other