to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
about when; about what time; how soon
few decades; many decades; several decades
military force; military strength
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
democratization; democratisation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
assertion; declaration; affirmation
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
welcome; (warm) reception
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain