to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
initiation into an art or discipline
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
retainer; vassal; servant
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
laws and regulations; legislation
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
remote access service; RAS; reliability, availability, serviceability; RAS
information technology; IT
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
standardization; uniformalization
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
vitality; (one's) life force
cannibalism; anthropophagism
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)