to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
secret meeting; secret conference
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
massing (of troops); gathering
based on; on the basis of
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
(enter into, be in) a state of war
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
official warning (esp. of an impending earthquake)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
related to; in relation to
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
fragment; one of the group or party
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
simultaneous; all at once
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to press a question; to cross-examine
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
recently; lately; these days
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to this extent; to this degree; this much
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just