Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
our country; our land; one's own country
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
as you are aware; as you know
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
establishment; settlement
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
this country; our country
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
approval; license; licence; permission
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to be started; to get underway
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself