to cease; to stop; to be over
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
moving out (to); moving to a different place; transfer (to a new post); being transferred
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
massing (of troops); gathering
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
flying column; detached force
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
at a stroke; with a single swoop
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
all night long; all through the night
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile