intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
that's the way it is; such is life
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to put one's life on the line
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
I appreciate your efforts
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
financier; business leader
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen