people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth; flag of the Republic of China
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to press a question; to cross-examine
such; like that; in that way
this for sure; certainly is
lighting a sacred flame by the light of the Sun
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
round of calls; tour of visitation
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
will; intent; desire; will; testament
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Economic Planning Agency (defunct as of 2001)
secretary (government); director; chief
important post; important office; key position
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
how long; how much; to what extent
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
price; cost; value; worth; value
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to gain fame; to make one's name
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping