to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
distinction; discrimination
tool; implement; means; furniture
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
in terms of; from the point of view of
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to take command; to give direction
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to translate; to interpret
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coined word; coinage; neologism
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
pre-war days; before the war
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards