outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
calming down; quieting down
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
intelligence agency; secret service
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to use all one's strength (ability)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
urgent; requiring quick (response)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
equality; impartiality; evenness
the people; citizens; the populace
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; ugly person; fatso
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
coincident with; while; simultaneously