postwar period; period after Second World War
society; public; community; social studies
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
family; members of a family
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
if you think about it; come to think of it
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
student of a girls' school
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)