overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
number one; first; best; most; game; round
absence; disregard; indifference
parental love or affection
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
factory; plant; mill; workshop
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
colonel (JASDF, JGSDF); captain (JMSDF)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
fucking; screwing; having sex
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
two colours; two varieties; two types
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
question; inquiry; enquiry
Niigata (city, prefecture)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness