fax; facsimile; fax machine
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
mourning (dead persons); memorial
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
manner of using one's hands
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
contemporary philosophy; modern thought
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
new style; new way; modern; ultra modern
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
company name; name of a company
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
(walking) stick; cane; wand
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)