irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
news bureau; press bureau
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
data collecting party; news crew
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
reserve corps; flying squadron
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
assembling a criminal case
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
house search (e.g. by the police)
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to wash again; to reconsider
donation; contribution; offering
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
parliamentarian; member of a congress
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
unsettled; pending; unresolved
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
serious condition; critical condition
all companies; each company
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
brightness; splendour; splendor
examination; investigation; prosecution
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex