clerk; office worker; office staff
traffic division (of a police department)
means of transportation; transport service
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
not caring; not giving a damn
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
investigation; research; looking something up
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
educator; teacher; educationalist
same trade; same business; same profession
in the state; within the state
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular