insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
perfect; complete; flawless
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
(political) power; authority; influence
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
one by one; in detail; minutely
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to be found; to be discovered
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
hard struggle; strenuous effort
participation; joining; entry; adherence
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
step; stride; counter for steps
going straight on; going straight ahead
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
robust health; able-bodied
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion