in the prefecture; prefectural
letting (a ball) pass; missing (a grounder); error
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
ordinary person; untitled individual
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
drenched; soaked; romantically
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
to express in a roundabout way
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
sense of space; spaciousness
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
to peel off and fall; to flake away
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
milking; milker; milkmaid
to expel; to eject; to push out; to force out
imported article; imported goods