fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
compulsory execution; forcible execution
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
plateau; tableland; eminence
with a fixed time; with a deadline
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
absence due to illness; sick leave
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to draw back; to leave (the area)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to approach; to draw near
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
existence; possession; having; limited company
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor