to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers; 1945-1952); GHQ
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to postpone; to defer; to reschedule
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
fixed date; appointed day
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; eddy current
(of plants) growing in clusters; growing gregariously
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to show up; to appear; to turn up
22nd day of the month; 22 days
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal