substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
government office; public office
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
government; administration
covering; protection; backing; relief
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
cold reception; inhospitality
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; link
one's superior; senior; elder
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
and so; therefore; for that reason
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
study; research; investigation