to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
early post war period; immediately after the war
foreign; abroad; overseas
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
few decades; many decades; several decades
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
slight; thin; on the weak side
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to palm off; to force a sale
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
private house; one's own house
secret; private; surreptitious