prohibition; inhibition; ban
condition; situation; prospects
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
internal or domestic affairs
vice-minister; undersecretary
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
victim; injured party; sufferer
requisition; commandeering; conscription
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
secretary (government); director; chief
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
even though; despite; notwithstanding
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
successively; one after another
warning line; police cordon
of course; certainly; naturally
counter for (school) periods; nth period
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
urgent report; urgent message
Toyama (city, prefecture)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
railway bridge; iron bridge
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific