news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
theatre; theater; playhouse
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
secretariat; executive office
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
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
master swordsman; skilled fencer
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
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
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
LP (record); long-playing record; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
remote access service; RAS; reliability, availability, serviceability; RAS
information technology; IT
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff