railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
foreign travel; overseas trip
about here; in this neighborhood
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
failing to practice what one preaches
initial investigation (by police)
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
finance business; moneylending business
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement