tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
act of mercy; helping another person
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
electoral district; precinct
the place for; the time for; the level of
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
postwar period; period after Second World War
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
intelligence gathering; information gathering
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with