seventh day of the month; seven days
in the meanwhile; during the time
in its entirety; whole; wholly
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
decrease; reduction; decline
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
originally; by nature; from the start
due form; official; formality
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
scattered; separated; dispersed
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
something; some kind of; for some reason
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to take over; to hand over
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
motive power; driving force
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
of course; certainly; naturally
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names