compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
two days later; day after next; next day but one
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
electronic parts (components)
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
prize money; monetary award; reward
person with a bounty on their head
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
mobilization; mobilisation
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange