questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
merit (esp. order of merit)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
medical treatment; medical care
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
defensive measure; defense plan
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
important point; strategic position; key point
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to borrow money; to call for loans
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
perfect; complete; flawless
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
starting (construction) work
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
on and after; from ... onward; since
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
several times (as large, over)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)