dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
speculation; thinking; meditation
centre of (political) power
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
all people; the whole nation
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
genius; prodigy; natural gift
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
mechanism; organization; organisation
oppression; suppression; pressure
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
firm; strong; solid; stable
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
movie projector; film projector; cine projector
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
re-education; retraining; in-service training
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to ask a question; to ask questions
first generation; founder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sense of unity; sense of oneness
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
180 degrees; complete change
change in appearance; transformation