scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
invisibly; secretly; privately
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to talk; to chat; to chatter
evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
same country; same province; the (said) country
government management; state management
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
exclusive right; sole right
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to turn towards; to point
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)