black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
free speech; freedom of speech
in name but not in reality
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
good-looking; fair; beautiful
recollection; reminiscence
firstborn; first child; eldest child
marital relationship; marital relations
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
whatever the case; under any circumstances
day and night; around the clock
study group; study meeting
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
simmering; (boiling) gently
day by day; every day; by the day
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
youth; minor; young people
disciple; pupil; follower
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)