-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
custom; practice; convention; precedent
burlesque; low comedy; farce
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
detour; circumvention; turning movement
force (bulldoze) one's way through
having said that; be that as it may
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
command; commander; commandant
magazine (periodical); magazine (for a firearm); (reloadable) film cassette; film canister
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
as before; as ever; as it was originally
fire command vehicle; fire chief car
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier