(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
apparently; appears to be
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
central part; heart (of a city)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to surround; to crowd around
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
other than; excluding; without
recovery; rescue; recapture
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
one by one; in detail; minutely
duty; function; office; mission; task
on the occasion of; at the time of