maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
number of digits or characters
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
plateau; tableland; eminence
salary reduction; salary cut
raising an army; launching business
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
forcibly; against one's will
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
glorious achievement; distinguished service
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
share; portion; quota; cut
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
route; way; course; directions
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
patient; unhurried; leisurely
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
draw (in competition); tie game
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission