truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
throat; important part; vital area
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to forget to say; to forget to mention
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to backfire; to have a harmful result
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
port city; harbor city; harbour city
simply; merely; only; solely
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to come and go; to go back and forth
national character; regional character
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
human rights; civil liberties
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
role; duty; position; part