fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
compulsory execution; forcible execution
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
with a fixed time; with a deadline
absence due to illness; sick leave
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to draw back; to leave (the area)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to approach; to draw near
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
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
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
elopement; running away with a lover
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding