weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to be photographed; to be projected
sign; indication; omen; symptom
sense of smell; olfaction
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
on the occasion of; at the time of
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
sex establishment; brothel