centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
2nd day of the month; two days
to pass (of time); to elapse
same; similar; (just) like; equal
official announcement; proclamation
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
financial institutions; banking facilities
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to get strong; to gain strength
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
parental love; parental affection
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hidden room; secret chamber
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
massing (of troops); gathering
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
early post war period; immediately after the war
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
imagination; supposition; guess
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
overdose; OD; orthostatic intolerance; orthostatic dysregulation; overdraft; OD
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl