citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to crumble away; to collapse
military shoes; combat boots
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
many problems; various problems
to begin; to set about; to start
to surround; to crowd around
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
subordination; dependency
to rush over; to run up to
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
journey; route of a journey
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
direct; in person; frankness; night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
but; however; even though; even if
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly