lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
orders; instructions; directive; command
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
defence forces; defence corps
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
intelligence gathering; information gathering
strength; power; proficiency; ability
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to take (be in) charge of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
surveillance camera; security camera
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
using as an intermediary; through
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one's place of appointment; one's post
duty; function; office; mission; task
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
(police) detective; criminal matter
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
great hurry; great haste; rush
covered with; stained; smeared
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles