breath test; breathalyzer test
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
prefectural assembly member
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
to eat too much; to overeat
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
economics department; economics school
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
charming; bewitching; coquettish
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
this place; where one comes from; here
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
mountain stream; mountain torrent
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
another day; some other day
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan