ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
assistant ...; probationary ...
fine weather during the rainy season
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
mass resignation (of officeholders); collective resignation
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
point of compromise; common ground
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
leadership; initiative; spearhead
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
conference room; place of assembly
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
gray or silver haired (grey)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat