liquefied gas; liquid gas
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
neglecting; leaving alone
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
one floor (of a building); single floor
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
staff member; station employee; official
climbing to the summit; summiting
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
within the jurisdiction of
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)