seizure; attachment; foreclosure
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
hometown; rural township (of China)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; irrigation
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
one's way back; one's way home
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
accelerator pedal; gas pedal; throttle pedal
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
river; stream; River; the ... river
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
bedside; near one's pillow
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
corridor; hallway; passageway
dwelling; house; residence; address
postwar period; period after Second World War
Satou Eisaku (1901.3.27-1975.6.3)
Miki Takeo (1907.3.17-1988.11.4)