knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
postwar period; period after Second World War
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
various countries; various regions; various provinces
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
member nation; member state; signatory
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
impudent; shameless; brazen
reward; honorarium; remuneration
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
night watch; fire watchman
to brave a danger; to take a risk
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
good; goodness; right; virtue
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
disorder; chaos; confusion
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled