earth dug out of a construction site
illegal donation; secret contribution
disposal site; disposal plant
police substation; residential police box
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
house search (e.g. by the police)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to detain; to take into custody
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
administrator; director; commissioner
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
central government office; head office; this office
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
underworld; underside of society
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer