insurance; guarantee; warranty
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
branch office; agency; sub-branch
bureaucratic routine; red tape
people; citizens; subjects; folk
enlightenment; illumination
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
wearing one's hair in braids
schoolgirl; female student
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
information; news; report; reward; retribution
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
privatization; privatisation
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
hard to reach place; remote place
electronic; electronic formula
person in charge; official; attendant
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
residence; living (at, in); abode
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
interval between the waves; gap between waves
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
chasing; metal carving; metal engraving
knob; handle; catch; patron
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to become locked; to lock
torinoko paper; torinokogami; high-quality eggshell-colored Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres