revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
reinforcement; strengthening
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
laughing foolishly; cackling
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
too much; excessively; too
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
to give; to do (something) for
small fraction; small proportion
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
left breast; left side of the chest
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
to lead someone around by the nose
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to face on; to look out on to
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized