management; administration; operation
the place for; the time for; the level of
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
National Public Safety Commission
(committee) chairman; president
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
tool; implement; means; furniture
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
postwar period; period after Second World War
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
murder; homicide; manslaughter
assembling a criminal case
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in history; ever; historical
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound