to cross one's mind; to occur to one
dozens; scores of; decades
southwestern part; the southwest
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
district; section; sector
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to harm; to cause harm to
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to set (sun); to become dark
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to play a leading role; to play a central part
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
as; because; with; due to
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
river; stream; River; the ... river
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
pressure; oppression; suppression
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
complicated and mysterious
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance