smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to make an appearance; to show up
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
joint struggle; common (united) front
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to run about trying to escape
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
external pressure; foreign threat
internal troubles; domestic discord
pus; corruption; rot; evils
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
as if nothing had happened
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
nape (of the neck); nucha
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded