Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
quick-witted; quick to understand
human pillar; human sacrifice
common front; united front
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
bombshell announcement (statement)
radical party; extremists
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
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
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
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
busy; having no (free) time
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
private citizen; civilian
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
if one is unlucky; if one is careless