to be recognized (by someone of higher status); to be noticed; to get attention
assize; court; legislature
House of Councillors election; upper house election
permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
neurology; neurology department
seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
National Public Safety Commission
preventive medicine; prophylactic
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
organizer; organiser; organizing; organising; organization
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
marijuana; marihuana; cannabis; hemp; pot
solitary castle; isolated castle
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
local government employee; local civil servant
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
one's home; one's humble abode
failing to practice what one preaches
image change; changing one's image; makeover
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances