to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
directions; instructions; orders; command
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
postwar period; period after Second World War
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
to lose face; to be disgraced
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
little something; reward; tip
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
natural calamity; disaster
opening; gap; dried and opened fish