to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
property; fortune; means; assets
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
fund-raising; collection of funds
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
official announcement; proclamation
bright sunshine; broad daylight
useless; vain; aimless; idle
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
organized crime; organised crime
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
hot topic; talk of the town
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to grow; to develop; to grow up
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
to hide; to keep to oneself
power balance; balance of power
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
-less; lacking; non-existing