possession; occupation; occupancy
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
protest action; protest movement
social integration (esp. of burakumin); assimilation; burakumin
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
established fact; fait accompli
at a stroke; with a single swoop
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
general public; the masses
edict; public announcement
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
way; method; means; resource; course
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
north face; north side; the north; facing north
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to remove; to move out of the way
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
room for breast-feeding; nursing room
palm heel; heel of the palm
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
southerly (wind); from the south
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force