very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thereupon; shortly thereafter
vice-minister; undersecretary
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
most part; greater part; majority
hard to reach place; remote place
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
overseas territories; outlying areas
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the Emperor's voice; beautiful voice; beautiful sound
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
Department of the Imperial Household
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)