adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
material witness; suspect
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
class; heading; group; category
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
unmarried person living affluently
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
actor; actress; player; performer
one's view (opinion) of women
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to prostrate oneself before
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
disputed territory; conflict area
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
in the background; not standing out
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
job title; name of one's position
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
each prefecture; all prefectures
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station