you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
each prefecture; all prefectures
escape route; evacuation route
traffic restrictions; traffic control
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
Saitama (city, prefecture)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
unconfirmed; unidentified
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)