Cabinet Information Research Office
terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)
dragging (with a cursor); drag (wearing female clothing)
prepaid (phone, card, etc.)
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
distributing board (panel); switchboard
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
encryption; encipherment; password protection
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to talk; to carry meaning
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
otherwise; or else; if not
a pair (of shoes or socks)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps