Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau (formerly Pharmaceutical and Medical Safety Bureau)
gender gap; male-female divide
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm); cutting into 8 parts
demerit system; points-off system
to take the profit over the fame
National Research Institute of Police Science
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); position or division in a company to which an old and ineffective person is transferred; women's college
special position in the civil service (exempted from application of the Local Public Service Act)
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
keychain; Keychain (Apple's password management system in Mac OS)
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
finding fault (with); being picky
fuel filler opening; tank pipe opening
power relations; balance of power (between)
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
distribution of assignments
Minister of Health and Welfare
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
beautiful maiko or geisha
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
made of cotton; cotton goods
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
exclusive line (communications); dedicated line
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food