endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
(police) detective; criminal matter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; means; assets
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
family; relatives; dependents; household
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to attempt; to test; to try out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
unheard-of; unprecedented
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext