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 ...
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
every year; yearly; annually
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
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 another
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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 arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
town; city; municipal; urban
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
comparatively; relatively
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ancient city; former capital
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; 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 ritsuryo 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; hereditary; generation after generation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance