fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
traffic bureau; transportation bureau
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
randori (freestyle judo training)
suffix for building numbers
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
copying in entirety (verbatim)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
bedridden; confined to bed
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
confidentially; privately; off the record
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
identifiable; personalized
particularly; only; in the case of
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
stature; height; size; physique
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos