on the occasion of; at the time of
scale; scope; plan; structure
(political) power; authority; influence
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
military intervention; armed intervention
official announcement; proclamation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
Kansai International Airport (abbr)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
proposed site; site chosen
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to repeat; to do over again
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
to play a leading role; to play a central part
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
above; going steadily upward
forcibly; by force; against one's will
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
older sister; lass; young lady
government office; agency; board
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple