economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
the other day; lately; recently
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to give directions; to issue instructions
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
something like ...; something called ...
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
survival; survivor; relic
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)