limited; limiting; restrictive
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
household; home; family; housekeeping
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
to be forward; to be impertinent
Americanization; Americanisation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
ramification; branching off
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
signing; autograph session
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
stereotyped; patterned; typical
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
good old; good old-fashioned
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
customization; customisation
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fort; stronghold; fortification