broad policy; overriding principle
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
criminal investigation squad (team)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
first 10 days of the month
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
one by one; one at a time; in turn
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
war; fighting; fierce competition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
brain trust; team of advisors; member of a team of advisors
leading person; foremost figure
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
to be exhausted; to be worn out
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
gloomy and depressing; mournful
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to ask a question; to ask questions
to enjoy oneself to the full
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote