to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
to take off one's glasses
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to be able to manage somehow or another
National Public Safety Commission
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
Niigata (city, prefecture)
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
(within a) territory; domains
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
diversion; putting something to another use
gliding (through the air)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
enemy territory; hostile place
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus