department; bureau; section; part
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
Imperial Household Agency
internal department; department within an organization
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
tenement house; row house
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
Sawarashinnou (Prince) (?-785)
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
unnatural death; violent death
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
in the end; at the end of the day
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
members; member; constituent
planned; scheduled; systematic
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
main question; real issue at hand
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)