on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
same generation; one's generation
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
foundation stone; cornerstone
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(exercising) the right to command
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
senior; veteran; old-timer
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
waste of effort; thankless task
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to fulfill one's responsibilities