condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
democratic nation; democratic country
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
tenth day of the month; ten days
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to brush off; to shake off
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
small number; few; minority
tedious; boring; being fed up with
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be