emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
base (military, expedition, etc.)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
instructor; advisor; adviser
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
International Swimming Federation; FINA
expulsion; excommunication
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
being under military occupation
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
right (to do something); authority; power
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
International Sports Federation