in succession; one after another
history of; experience of
to ask a question; to ask questions
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
disclosure; exposure; revelation
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
reorganization; reorganisation
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to leave the government service
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
commencing with; including
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
normal duties; (one's) regular work
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice