engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
postwar period; period after Second World War
person killed in action; the war dead
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
farming implement; farm tools
to gain fame; to make one's name
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
riparian works; flood-control works
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
road maintenance; road improvement
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
prompt; immediate; in real time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
Florence (Italy); Firenze
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
founder; originator; pioneer
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
reform; reformation; reorganization
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic