song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
inspector general; commissioner
management; administration; operation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
direct descent; direct line
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
government office; agency; board
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
fear; dread; fright; willies
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
decision; judgment; resolution
retirement; resignation; stepping down
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
victim; injured party; sufferer
to have a talk; to tell a story
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
profiting while others fight
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose