arrival on scene; arrival on location
cover letter; covering letter
homegrown terrorism; domestic terrorism
looking back (at the past); looking around; surveying
separately; apart; severally; individually
host in a bar for male homosexuals; effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual
physically abused child; battered child
renegade; rebellious elements
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
administrative office; government agency
bilingual; in two languages
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
printing on paper; paper print
unfailing devotion to one's country
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
agriculture and fisheries
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings