China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
armed forces; military; troops
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
alone; unaided; away from home
smuggling (people); stowing away
general affairs department (e.g. in a company); operations department
from the viewpoint of; according to
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
(United States of) America; USA
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation