in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
strip-searching; security check
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to have the privilege of doing
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
outside world; physical world
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; sympathizer; sympathiser
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to affect; to impact; to influence
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
secretary general; chief secretary
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
one's principles and position
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
straying; wandering off course
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
(political) power; authority; influence