one's (official) authority; power
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
capital; funds; seed money; asset
cease-fire; truce; armistice
fire station worker; member of a fire station
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to wave a flag; to show the way
dissection; autopsy; analysis
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
Land Cruiser (abbr) (Toyota); Runkle
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
as you see; as you can see
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
trainer aircraft; training plane; trainer
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
third stage; three stages
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive