appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
armed forces; military; troops
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
peacekeeping operations; PKO
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
Japanese person; Japanese people
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
identification papers; ID
function; facility; faculty; feature