patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
factory; plant; mill; workshop
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to exert oneself; to make efforts
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
end; close; finish; termination
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
associate editor; deputy editor
a long time ago; in those days
to get back together (with a former partner)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
unexpectedly; surprisingly
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
several weeks; a few weeks
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to detain; to check; to restrain
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
television program; TV program
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)