police force; police squad
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
anyone; any person; whoever
imagination; supposition; guess
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
border (between countries); national border
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
will not do; do not; does not
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead