being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
salary reduction; salary cut
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
socio-economics; social economy
Cabinet Information Research Office
research bureau; research service; research council
store; reserve; stock; savings
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to happen to meet; to come across
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
sentiment; sentimentality
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
don't worry about it; forget about it
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
referring a case to a public prosecutor
written explanation; written apology
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)