invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
revival; restoration; resuscitation
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
leader; central personage
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
postwar period; period after Second World War
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
internal conditions; true state of affairs
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
absence; disregard; indifference
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall