as if nothing had happened
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
technique; art; skill; move
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
residence; housing; residential building
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
manners; behavior; behaviour
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
chief; main; principal; major
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up