punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
on and after; from ... onward; since
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
to stop talking; to be silent
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
condition; situation; prospects
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to toss away; to throw out
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
1,000,000; one million; million; many
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to