earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
examination; investigation; prosecution
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
headquarters; head office; main office
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
squad leader; divisional officer
saltpan; field for drying salt
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
Spain; Spanish (language)
to order; to command; to appoint
of course; certainly; naturally
besides; moreover; in addition
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
and then; and so; and; so then
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation