the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
tide; current; tendency; trend
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
endurance; perseverance; patience
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
wounded soldier; disabled veteran
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
woman; lady; adult female
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to examine someone's expression
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
circular; circulating letter
attendance; presence; appearance
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
sick person; patient; invalid
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
leader; authority; mainstay
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
to put up (a notice); to post