how many people; a number of people
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
coastal waters; adjacent seas
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the whole area; all areas
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
second day of the month; two days
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing