to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
reconstruction; rebuilding
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
building time; construction period
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
nervousness; oversensitivity
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to call out; to ask someone to come
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
dukedom; duchy; principality
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
successor; replacement; second wife
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
blood relationship; blood relative
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
lump together; put all together
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
specialization; specialisation
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
method of treatment; cure; remedy
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
precision equipment; delicate equipment
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding