seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
another prefecture; other prefectures
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
one's share; one's portion
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to be seen dimly; to glimmer