status consciousness; perception of one's social status
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
rood (measure of land area)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
thinnish; somewhat narrow
strongish; somewhat strong
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
light brown; golden brown; tan
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
distrust of politics; political uncertainty
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
rise; improvement; uptrend
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
government; administration
ambassador plenipotentiary
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
unclear point; unclear points
railroad network; railroad system