here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to have medicine be effective
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be relieved; to feel relieved
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
people; citizens; subjects; folk
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
wasteful person; spendthrift
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)