duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
military forces; hosts; troops
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to attack; to assault; to assail
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned