prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
condition; state (of health); appearance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
you could say that; that might be so
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
serious; severe; grave; acute
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
very likely; very probable
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark