early post war period; immediately after the war
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
wholesale price; trade price
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to try all possible means
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
personification; impersonation; embodiment
cash shortage; illiquidity
systematic; organized; organizational
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
countries; (various) nations
direct unforked road; straight path
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
hard to reach place; remote place
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
territory; autonomous region
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
it's no joke; gimme a break!
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
matter for great congratulation
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy