putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to pay attention; to be watchful
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
24 hours; twenty-four hours
a real man would (shut up and) ...
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
supporting evidence; corroboration
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
scholarly; scholastic; academic
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)