to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
sour look; surly face; pout
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
long time; long interval; for quite some time
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
verbalization; putting into words
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to be frank; to drop all pretense
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
manners; behavior; behaviour
to drink too much and lose self-control
the present regime; the existing regime
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
center; centre; metropolis
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
indigenous people; aborigines; indigenes