head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
armour (e.g. tank); armor
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
constitutional; constitutionally
major war; great war; world war
chaos of war; war turmoil
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
sovereignty of the people
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
leaving everything up to someone else
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
constitution; rules; regulation
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
being under military occupation
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
incommunicative; taciturn
breathing of a sleeping person