postwar period; period after Second World War
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
scale; scope; plan; structure
subversion (of the state)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
military authorities; army circles
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
in case of; at that time; at this time
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
wise man; philosopher; sage
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened