wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
orders; instructions; directive; command
fax; facsimile; fax machine
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
drug cartel; drug ring; drug syndicate
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
penalty; sentence; punishment
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
spell; curse; incantation
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
three persons; three parties
shady; underhanded; questionable
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
competent; suitable; qualified
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
putting into operation; invocation
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
staying the night; lodging (at)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
international community; international society; the world
independence from parents
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)