price per unit of area; price per square meter (metre)
temporary advance (of money)
Russian person; Russki; Russky
prosecutor general; attorney general
bowl of rice with food on top
political climate; political situation
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
Bulgaria; spirited; rising; sudden; abrupt
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
information media; press; news organs
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
best (highest) record; new record
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
concealment; suppression; hiding
holding on to; sticking to