decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
capacity; volume; capacitance
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to get change back; to be more than enough
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
application; request; petition
to mark the end; to spell the end
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
postwar period; period after Second World War
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
setting a bad example to others
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
melancholy; gloom; depression
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case