immigration check; immigration inspection
government ordinance; cabinet order
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
chance (of success); odds
dungeon master (in RPGs); DM; game master; GM
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
human relations; personal relationships
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
predation; eating prey; preying upon
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
branch; branch office; subdivision
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
chief of staff (esp. of US president)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)