Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
one's temporary residence
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
in swarms; in great crowds
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
serious condition; critical condition
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
being on duty; person on duty
want to ... do something; would like to ...
critical condition; being on the verge of death
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(not) so much; (not) that much
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
reduction of armaments; disarmament
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
military affairs; military service
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
person concerned; interested party; related party
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case