breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
arrogant look (or attitude); conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to mind; to care; to worry
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
refinement; narrowing-down
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
don't worry; no worries; never mind
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
majority group (party, faction)
friction; discord; strife
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
cessation; (coming to an) end
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover