number of persons; personnel
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
pre-war days; before the war
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
group; bunch; crowd; group
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
course; route; path; process; means
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
going through; going via; going by way of
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
(electric) torch; flashlight
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to creep about; to crawl around
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to push aside; to push one's way through
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
wounded person; injured person
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
government worker; public servant; civil servant