to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
aggressor; assailant; invader
command; commander; commandant
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
plural; multiple; plural (number)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
supervised; under surveillance
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
young person; youth; young
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
(not) a single person; (no) one
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least