to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
course; route; path; process; stages
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
drama; play; powerful drug
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
espionage network; intelligence network
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
personal history; background; career
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
commencing with; including
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
secret; private; surreptitious
massing (of troops); gathering
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly