myself; yourself; I; me; you
these guys; these fellows
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
secrecy; highly classified information
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
they; those guys; those fellows
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
elevated (structure); overhead
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)