jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
somewhere to go; place to go
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
organizational capability; organisational capability
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
World War II (1939-1945); WWII
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to half-rise to one's feet
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to thrust before; to thrust at
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
store; shop; establishment; restaurant