inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
possible; likely; probable
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
generation; the world; the age
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view