aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
general mobilization; full mobilization
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
outside one's jurisdiction
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
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
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
soft; weak; fragile; 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
you could say that; that might be so
and yet; though; when; in spite of
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to wave a flag; to show the way
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
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; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
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; saving
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment