Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
in the same way as; just like
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
system; organization; organisation; architecture
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
preface; introduction; preamble
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice