Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
preservation; retainment; keeping
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to attack; to assault; to assail
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
riverside; edge of a river
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
behind; in the rear; in back
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
look; glance; (at first) sight
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)