to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
edict; ordinance; proclamation
domestic affairs; internal administration
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
royal capital; imperial capital
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
(a person's) appearance; looks
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to become hoarse; to become husky
great-grandmother; great-grandma
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to ask; to enquire; to query
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
security; stability; safety; peace
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to become frayed; to become loose
flood of customers; roaring business
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath