to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
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
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
person who has rendered distinguished service
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
development; exploitation
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
epidemic; plague; pestilence
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
government service; the bureaucracy
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple