travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
error; mistake; slip; bug
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
settlement; solution; resolution
(economic) depression; recession; slump
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
many; numerous; various; large number of
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day