holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
disinformation; false information
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
3000; three thousand; many
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
command; control; commander
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
in name only; titular; nominal
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
attack; drive; advance; invasion
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards