Kōji era (1142.4.28-1144.2.23)
made-to-order; custom-made
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
hammer throw (track and field)
president and chief executive officer
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
great physical power; animal strength
seniority by length of service
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
division (of company); operations department
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)