(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
notice; notification; report; posting
to chase; to run after; to pursue
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
General Staff Headquarters
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
condition; situation; prospects
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
lady; matron; mistress; housekeeper
student (esp. a university student)
prime minister's official residence
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
telephone call; telephone (device)
ago; since; before; previous
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do