research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
proper; right; reasonable
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
royalty and titled nobility
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
rule; reign; government; governing
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
public power; governmental authority
(state) apparatus authorized to use violence (e.g. military, police); instrument of violence
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
bookbinding; binding (a book)
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
official announcement; proclamation
innocent; blameless; guiltless
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
entering a faith; joining a religion
Son of God; child of an emperor
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
donor; contributor; provider
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
incident involving killing and wounding; attack resulting in casualties