present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
estimate (of costs); budget
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
cordon; boundary to restrict public access; materials used to mark a cordon
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
legend; folklore; tradition
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to refuse; to decline; to deny
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
professor; teaching; instruction
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
as you see; as you can see
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to put out; to extinguish
university professor; college professor
clerk; office worker; office staff
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing