one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
at that time; in those days
postwar period; period after Second World War
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
the people; citizens; the populace
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
affiliated company; affiliated business
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
our country; our land; one's own country
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
reason; cause; circumstances
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to telephone; to make a phone call
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
prize money; monetary award; reward