linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be dispersed; to get separated
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
restlessly; in continuous motion
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
next generation; future generation
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
stationing (troops); garrisoning
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
absolute obedience; complete submission
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
nonchalant air; unruffled air
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
fluttering (flag, etc.); flapping; waving
nod; inclination of the head
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
disagreement; disapproval; objection; dissent; non-consent
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
rousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
at a loss for words; stumped for words
salvation of one's country
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal