Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
laundering (e.g. of money)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
business plan; business schedule; project
environmental destruction
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
new government; new administration
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
exposure to wind; severe criticism
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
new product; new line (of products)
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)