and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
transparency; permeability
preface; introduction; preamble
how long; how far; how much
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
not worth considering; out of the question
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
enterprise; business; company; corporation
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
the whole area; all areas
to add (e.g. a postscript)
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
night attack; nocturnal assault
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble