production engineering; industrial engineering
whistleblower protection act
news dealer's shop; newsagent's shop
overanxiety; needless worry
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
confirmation of somebody's identity; enactment; establishment; creation
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
newspaper report; press reporting
committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train
organization chart; organisation chart
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
cash payment; paying in cash
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
living alone; solitude; solitary life
between the pages of a book; between two books
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
inspection; examination; survey
mentally strong; strong-willed
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
home (family, domestic) life
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
nonprosecution; nonindictment