postwar period; period after Second World War
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
food and drink; eating and drinking
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(bank) balance; remainder
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
desperately; for one's dear life
having delicate feelings; sensitive
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
price; cost; value; worth; value
battlefield; battleground
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
very; much; greatly; a lot of
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)