sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wash away; to rinse off
to pretend; to act (as if)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
if you think about it; come to think of it
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
calamity; disaster; misfortune
job; work; duties; trade; skill
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
government; administration; ministry
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
investment; contribution; financing
government management; state management
use; utilization; utilisation; application
research; study; investigation