to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
to play a central role; to take a leading part
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
grandfather; old man; elderly man
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
three parts; three copies
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
inner-city area; city center
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
sending home; repatriation; deportation
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
second coming; second advent
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy