extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
information science; computer science
to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
differentiation; differential; derivative
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
official divorce registration papers
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
colorless and transparent
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
increase and decrease; fluctuation
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago