good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to collect; to assemble; to gather
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
small fraction; small proportion
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
police officer; policeman; policewoman
rare; uncommon; not often seen
supreme command; direction over all
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
study; research; investigation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(within a) territory; domains
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
immediately; right away; on the spot
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
calling by name; designation; nomination
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
possession; retention; maintenance
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests