to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
submission; return to allegiance
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
whichever one chooses; either way
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
internal conditions; true state of affairs
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
as much as one can; as much as possible
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
witnessing; observing; sighting
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
honour; honor; glory; renown
it's no joke; gimme a break!
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to breathe out; to exhale
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
moderate faction; moderates
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
a considerable number; a fair number
as you see; as you can see
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
loyal retainer; loyal subject
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
strike (i.e. industrial action)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
fever (state of excitement)