steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
bribe; sweetener; douceur
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
unedited remarks; frank opinions
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
continuing one's education into university
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
District Public Prosecutor's Office
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
wall with exposed timber pillars