tool; implement; means; furniture
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
self control; self restraint
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
electrical machinery; appliances
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
adviser; advisor; consultant
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular