direct unforked road; straight path
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
power of the state; government authority
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
that year; same year; same age
(former) South Manchuria Railway
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
society; public; community; social studies
(passenger) fare; freight rates; shipping expenses
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
citizens' rally; mass meeting
intensification; aggravation
lawless area; lawless district
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
21st day of the month; 21 days
postwar period; period after Second World War
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
labour movement; labor movement
naval arsenal; naval shipyard
strike (i.e. industrial action)