Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
military system; military organization; military organisation
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
minority group (party); minority
strictly; severely; rigidly
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
appeal; entreaty; request
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
late in life; one's later years
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
greedy person; grasping person
suddenly; all of a sudden
to show; to bare (the teeth)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
what action to take; what to do with oneself
taking charge; management
note (letter) left behind; will
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
residence; housing; residential building
square kilometer; square kilometre
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation