false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
hoarse voice; husky voice
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
territory; domain; dominion; possession
foreign enemy; outside invader
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
be (that) as it may; having said that
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
contradiction; inconsistency
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
school education; formal education
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to arrive; to come to pass
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
all eyes; public attention
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
offering a full report to a superior
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities