neighboring countries; surrounding countries
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to pull one's hair back into a bun
squad leader; group leader; team leader
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
private citizen; civilian
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
complete change; about-face
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
question; inquiry; enquiry
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
opinion; point of view; visual point
very interesting; of great interest
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
refutation; rebuttal; retort
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to pull out a fish; to lure
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
all-out attack; general offensive