sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
around the clock; day and night
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
enemy movements; enemy's position
declaration of war; proclamation of war
fair and square; open and aboveboard
one's principles and position
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difference; variation; difference
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
this occasion; at this time; now
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly