severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
your (visual) observation
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to take over; to hand over
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
possession; retention; maintenance
organs of the state; machinery of the state
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
even though; despite; when
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
national fortunes; destiny of a country
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one