self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
recompense; indemnity; atonement
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
postwar period; period after Second World War
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
this occasion; at this time; now
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
planning; project; plan; design
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
eternal recurrence; eternal return
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation