electrician; electrical engineering; electric works (following company name)
burial mound for severed heads
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
digital voice recorder; field recorder
General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
identification; background check; identity confirmation
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
absence due to illness; sick leave
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
trivial; not amounting to much
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
health management; health maintenance; health care
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
named after; associated with; connected with
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
unsettled; pending; unresolved
scene of the crime (offense, offence)