personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Island; insula; island; islet
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; (arch.) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
mental illness; psychosis
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
(a) dream; (a) fleeting thing
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
to be cured; to be healed; to cure; to heal; to rule
Western-style apparel and accessories; haberdashery
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
Buddhist memorial service
public debt; public bond; government securities
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
business trip; official trip
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)