handbook; manual; guide; primer
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
global scale; worldwide scale
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
kindergartener; preschooler
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
21st day of the month; 21 days
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
24th day of the month; 24 days
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
mobile phone number; cell phone number
while moving; on the move
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to erase all trace of something
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
historical; traditional; historic
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
justification; positioning; alignment
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink