force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
fall; drop; descent; coming down
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at first; in the beginning; originally
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
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
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you