light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
share; portion; quota; cut
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
very much; very many; more and more
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
interception (email); wiretap; bug
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
listening device; bug; wiretap
short distance; close range