to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to boost; to force up; to push up
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
arms buildup; military expansion
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
breathily (while talking)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
right of succession; right to the throne
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently