cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
7th day of the month; seven days
town; city; municipal; urban
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to clear up; to become cloudless
soon; shortly; before long
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
intimidation; threat; bluster
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
(having) two choices; choice between two things
territory; domain; dominion; possession
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
anxiety (about the future)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to get strong; to gain strength
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
various countries; various regions; various provinces
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
main cause; primary factor
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
unnatural; affected; studied; forced