subscriber; reader; admirer
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
blow; shock; strike; batting
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
dozens; scores of; decades
refutation; rebuttal; retort
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be needed; to be wanted
secretary (government); director; chief
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
banknote; bill; note; paper money