Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
end; close; conclusion; termination
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
of course; certainly; naturally
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
accomplishment; execution
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(social) position; status
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
ago; since; before; previous
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that