local governments; municipalities
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
result; fruit (of); product (of)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
this (very thing); this precisely
bribe; sweetener; douceur
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
bribery scandal; graft case
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
social status; social position
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to rank with; to rank among
the same rank; equality; apposition
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
observation; survey; watching
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
prefectural office (of Osaka or Kyoto)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
commitment; pledge; promise
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
morally; from the moral point of view