duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
equality; impartiality; evenness
suffrage; the right to vote
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
is something that; is that which
estimate (of costs); budget
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
introduction of foreign capital
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to cease; to stop; to be over
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision