feather; plume; plumage; down
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
how much; how many; however
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
secretary (government); director; chief
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
electrical machinery; appliances
munitions; military stores
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
postwar period; period after Second World War
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
well-bred; of good upbringing
puppet government; puppet regime
ornament; dead body used to test a blade; unlicensed prostitute who always works out of the same cathouse
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to become settled; to be fixed