down to earth; reasonable
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to keep secret; to conceal
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
another; different; something else
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to live through; to survive
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key