recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
food and clothing; living; livelihood
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
stabilization; stabilisation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
future; possible; potential; prospective
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
journey; route of a journey
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
National Police Reserve; Japan Police Reserve Corps
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
National Security Board (1952-1954)
peace preservation; security; safety
reorganization; reorganisation
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
government office; agency; board
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
postwar period; period after Second World War
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
important post; important office; key position