probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
number two; mistress; concubine
approval; license; licence; permission
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
28th day of the month; 28 days
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
outer material of a garment; shell of a jacket or coat; garment minus the lining
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
calamity; disaster; accident
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
lead glass; crystal glass
base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
air dose (esp. radioactivity)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)