strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to have a rumor circulating
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
female pig; sow; fat woman; vulgar woman; slut
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pride; boast; credit (to)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
belief; faith; conviction
pride; dignity; self-respect
qualifications; requirements; capabilities