number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
pistol; handgun; revolver
(social) class; rank; grade
police officer; policeman; constable
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
incident; affair; happening; event
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
finding employment; getting a job
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
writing; composition; essay; sentence
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
without; but if; otherwise; or else
of course; certainly; naturally
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
himself; yourself; herself