to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
yearned for; longed for; missed
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to degenerate; to lapse into
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
almost every day; almost daily
high prices of commodities
early (days); initial stage; initial
800,000; eight hundred thousand
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
quantitative; concerning the quantity
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
sudden price jump; steep price rise
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
government; administration
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
store; reserve; stock; savings
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill