(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
absence; disregard; indifference
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
vitality; energy; dynamism
unexpectedly; surprisingly
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
wide-awake to one's interests
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
advocate; proponent; supporter
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to face on; to look out on to
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
well-bred; of good upbringing
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
exemplar; model; example; pattern
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent