to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
postwar period; period after Second World War
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to fight against; to oppose; to face
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
due form; official; formality
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
within; inside of; less than
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to order; to command; to appoint
if it is the case that ...
murder; homicide; manslaughter
assembling a criminal case
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
examination; investigation; prosecution
in history; ever; historical
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different