postwar period; period after Second World War
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
negative emotions; negative feelings
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to live; to make a living; to get on with
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
the same rank; the same digit
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
person who has rendered distinguished service
to take turns; to mingle together
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
background briefing; backgrounder
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
tens of thousands of years
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
the other day; some time ago; recently
pitch dark; total darkness
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
rejection; negation; voting down
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
unit; (musical) group; band
usurpation; taking back; dispossession