executive officer; administrative official
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
demon of ill health; disease
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
state governor; governor of a state
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
liner; regularly scheduled ship
arbor facing a spring (arbour)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
treatment (of a person); dealing with
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to put into effect; to put into practice
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
solution; solution strategy
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)