nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
provincia; province of ancient Rome
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
separate; special; another; separately
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
in person; personally; directly
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to throw on the fire; to burn
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved