seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
suited figure; person in a suit
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
pleased to make your acquaintance
secretary (government); director; chief
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
way; method; means; resource; course
transfer; transport; removal
government office; agency; board
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
section manager; section chief
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to underrate; to make light of
fax; facsimile; fax machine
both; both sides; both parties
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to kill by burning to death
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability