secret report to the emperor
consequence; outcome; result; blame
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
microwave landing system; MLS
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
until now; so far; up to the present
book; volume; this; present; main; head
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for books; volume
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
back issue (of a publication); back-number
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
due form; official; formality
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress