influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
common knowledge; well-known fact
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
everything; anything; nothing
it seems so; that's what it looks like
not covered (by); not subject (to)
family registry (of the district); original of one's family register; archive of family registers
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
addition; increase; Canada
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
identity number; national identification number; national identity number; personal identity number
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
immigration check; immigration inspection
government ordinance; cabinet order
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
chance (of success); odds
Dungeon Master (video game)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute