pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
survivor's pension or annuity
(not) so much; (not) that much
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to shake; to waver; to tremble
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
research paper; study; thesis
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
this (very thing); this precisely
General Staff Headquarters
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
civilian control (of the military)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
validity; verification; propriety
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
business; errand; nature of one's business
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament