Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency; NISA
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
government office; agency; board
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to glare at each other; to confront each other
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
surrender (fall) of a castle
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
national border; provincial border
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
something; some kind of; for some reason
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
level ground; plain; flatland
to pitch camp; to set up camp
chance (of success); odds
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
useless; vain; aimless; idle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing