self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
well-known; noted; celebrated
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
relatively; comparatively
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
long time; long interval; for quite some time
commerce; trade; business
recommendation; endorsement
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to become misty; to become hazy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
going around; patrol; round; tour
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to be conspicuous; to stand out
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)