old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
back seat (of a car); rear seat
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to surround; to crowd around
chief; main; principal; major
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
police; police officer; police station
inspection; examination; check
place; situation; position; location
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
Shimizu Kentarou (1952.10-)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
spring water; clear (pure) water
speech; expression; wording; language
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to