tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to be damaged; to receive damage
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
token (effort); something done for form's sake
indicate reason; infers some protest
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
match declared drawn due to injury
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
the staff; inside the department
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
spare time; free time; leisure time
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
long slits (esp. of eyes)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
the deceased; the departed
whatever (the case may be)