expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
development; exploitation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
person who has rendered distinguished service
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough