to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
purification; cleaning up; purging
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
nothing but; none other than
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
police; police officer; police station
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
blunder; slip; error; error
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
diligent; absorbed (in something)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
imprisonment; incarceration
whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence