wartime regime; war footing
broad policy; overriding principle
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
criminal investigation squad (team)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
first 10 days of the month
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
one by one; one at a time; in turn
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
war; fighting; fierce competition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
brain trust; team of advisors; member of a team of advisors
leading person; foremost figure
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to be exhausted; to be worn out
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
gloomy and depressing; mournful
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
dark; not understood; unknown
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to ask a question; to ask questions
to enjoy oneself to the full
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose