goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
in good health; alive and well; going strong
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
popular name; common name; given name
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
lately; recently; these days
several years; a few years
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
arrest; apprehension; capture
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
right (to do something); authority; power
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
each place; various places
important place; strategic point; critical location
the Japanese syllabary symbols
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)