engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
guard; sentinel; garrison
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
the relation of master to servant
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
clerk; office worker; office staff
entry; approach; penetration
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
postcard; memo; note; card
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
suffix for train car numbers
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation