foreign enemy; outside invader
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
capricious; moody; whimsical
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
in respect of; in regards to; as for
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
different opinion; objection
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
subordination; dependency
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
currency exchange counter; bureau de change
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
second crop; interim crop
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
castle tower; keep; donjon
fort; stronghold; fortification
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
country; territory; domain; realm
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over