postwar period; period after Second World War
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
something like ...; something called ...
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
every year; yearly; annually
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be able to manage somehow or other
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
aptitude; aptness; suitability
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
town; city; municipal; urban
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
comparatively; relatively
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ancient city; former capital
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance