the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
postwar period; period after Second World War
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
and (also); both ... and; as well as
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
study group; study meeting
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
influence; effect; impact
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to affect; to impact; to influence
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
remarkable; striking; obvious
house across the street; neighbor across the street
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling