Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to step over or across; to overcome
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
race (of people); type of person
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
natural calamity; disaster
person of doubtful origin
covered with; stained; smeared
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
summary; digest; outline; abstract
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
monetary; financial; pecuniary
financial muscle; economic clout
suggestion; hint; implication
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
mobilization; mobilisation
famous school or university
home area; home town; local
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
construction; establishment
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive