effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
although I say; although one might say; although called
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
letter; missive; note; mail
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located); Tokyo Stock Exchange
securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
dozens; scores of; decades
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
war; fighting; fierce competition
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
chance (of success); odds
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
February; second month of the lunar calendar
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
immediately; right away; on the spot
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to dye; to colour; to color
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
house of a prince of the blood
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot