liaison department; public relations department
door handle (usu. D-shaped handle for pulling open doors); doorhandle
casting and counting votes
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
turning to the left; left turn
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
answering machine; answer phone
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
(exercising) the right to command
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to let out a cry; to shout
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to become misty; to become hazy
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)