news of someone's death; obituary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to devour; to bite to death
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
journey; route of a journey
National Security Board (1952-1954)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
ability to get things done
war responsibility (esp. in relation to Japan's role in WWII)
one-party regime; single-party regime
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
retirement (from the world); seclusion