event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(police) detective; criminal matter
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
person concerned; interested party; related party
event; phenomenon; matter
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
worst; worst-case (scenario)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
clerk; office worker; office staff
military force; military strength
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
secretariat; executive office
to have a meal; to take a meal
scandal; deplorable event
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
board of directors; board of trustees
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
common knowledge; well-known fact
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
established fact; fait accompli
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
something small; something petty; trifle
newspaper story (article, account)
to commit a crime; to do evil
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
descriptive poetry; epic poem
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
message; informative matter
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
criminal nature; criminality
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
Everyone is safe (all right)
act of terror; terrorist attack
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
accident; emergency; calamity
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
record of proceedings; minutes
Buddhist memorial service
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
incident resulting in injury
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
division (of company); operations department
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
annual function; annual event
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
serious accident; major incident
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
cost of a meal (or meals)
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
clerical desk; office desk
matter of concern and interest
various matters; everything
police drama (television); detective drama
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
events of the day; current affairs
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
ex post facto report; report after the event
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
closely-guarded secret; top secret
robbery; robbery case; burglary
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
prohibited item; banned item
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
civil affairs; civil case
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
construction at top speed
important matter; matters of weight
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
to develop into a serious incident
official function; state function
office job; clerical work
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
business plan; business schedule; project
declaration of a state of emergency
established (certain) fact
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
narration; description of things and facts
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
daily meals; three regular meals a day
future affairs; affairs after one's death
fatal accident; deadly accident
worldly affairs; ways of the world
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
riparian works; flood-control works
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
secretary; councillor; councilor
joint enterprise; joint venture
plane crash; fall (accident)
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
state governor; governor of a state
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
health care professional; medical worker
secretary-general; director
subserviency to the stronger
plant; enterprise place; office
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
car accident; automobile accident
accident at sea; maritime accident
meal ticket; meal voucher
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
military operation; military tactics; military strategy
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
other things; the rest; leisure tasks
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
(Japanese) Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
truth is stranger than fiction
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
fortune; good deed; curious
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
military science; military studies
fixer; dispute resolution specialist
Tengin Bank robbery (in which 12 people died of cyanide poisoning; 1948)
military adviser; military advisor
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
other matters; other people's affairs
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
private office; private practice
economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
current issues; current topics
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
diversion to military use
criminal punishment; criminal penalty
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
introductory article; advertisement
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
car involved in an accident
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
armed intervention; military intervention
truth is stranger than fiction
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
permanent member of the UN Security Council
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
prosecutor general; attorney general
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
Buddhist memorial service
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
source, cause of an accident
head of personnel department
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
punishable offense; crime
personal affairs; internal affairs
political offence; political offense
business owner; entrepreneur
countries concerned (involved)
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
reason; facts; propriety; sense
superintending prosecutor
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry
internal (domestic) affairs
medical diet; diet therapy; medical nutrition therapy
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
industrialization; industrialisation; commercialization
office supplies; stationery
declaration of a state of emergency
Lights are usually followed by shadows
National Personnel Authority
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
construction costs; installation cost
rare event; unexpected event
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
bribery case; bribery scandal; graft case
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
personal business; sole proprietorship
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
constitutional functions (of the emperor)
corporate headquarters; (company) group
to do (attend to) business
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
social conditions; social circumstances
related article; related story
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
ready reply; quick answer
reasonable thing; natural thing
everything; every affair (matter); all things
origin and history; particulars
all the domestic (housekeeping) chores
passing successfully (inspection, examination, etc.); passing through with no problems
personnel management; personnel administration
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan
self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident
telecommunications carrier; PTT
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
National Space Development Agency; NASDA
imperial cause; royal cause
given the circumstances; such being the case
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
eventfulness; pressure of business
epic (e.g. poem); descriptive; narrative
everything; all things; all affairs; all matters
schedule of events; calendar of events
criminal offense; criminal offence
welfare office; social security office
restaurant (esp. in a hotel or inn); dining hall; dining room
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
office for rent; office to let
Watergate scandal (1972-1975)
military assistance advisory group
auditor; controller; comptroller; supervisor; inspector; manager
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
news commentary; comments on the news
unhappy event (e.g. death); funeral
Cultural Affairs Department
postal service; post service
safe and healthy; health and longevity
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
aspect; phase; phenomenon
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
grand event; grand enterprise
military attack; military strike
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
woman who assists in food preparation
performance appraisal; performance review
defer to another as if an older brother
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
contemplation of phenomena
aircraft involved in an accident; crashed aircraft; distressed aircraft
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
(when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur
Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident; Battle of Shanghai (1937)
ne bis in idem; prohibition against double jeopardy
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
(car) accident caused by slippery road conditions; icy road accident
Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair
scandal; bribery case; graft case
state of national emergency
agricultural experiment station
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
solicitor (legal practitioner)
member country of the executive committee in an international organization (organisation)
related (relevant) matters; matters relevant to the subject
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
industrial company; business firm
United Nations Secretariat
military demarcation line
understanding (between the two)
congestion caused by a traffic accident
elegant appreciation of nature through artistic pursuits such as poetry, painting and calligraphy
fact; (a) truth; realistic portrayal of an ordinary event (by a wise man)
criminal punishment; criminal procedure
insignificant article (in a newspaper)
representative of a board of directors; spokesperson for a board of directors
industrial or business world
drainage (sewerage) works
militarization; militarisation
disgraceful incident; scandalous affair; untoward (deplorable) event
United Nations Security Council
military superiority; military supremacy
International Criminal Court; ICC
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
(governmental) supervisor of teachers
Battle of Khalkhin Gol (1939); Nomonhan Incident
advance training; prior training
military affairs; martial arts
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
Aum Shinrikyo incidents; string of incidents, crimes, etc. committed by the Aum Shinrikyo religious group in the 1980s
non-permanent member (UN Security Council)
railroad construction work
matters for investigation; matters to be examined; research agenda
international military tribunal
indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea)
Lockheed bribery scandal (uncovered in 1976)
workplace; office; factory
renovation work; remodeling; remodelling
facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
environmental business; environment business; environmental program
trouble caused by a slip of the tongue
dictionary of terminology; glossary
the same event; no change (on the stock market)
military scholar; military writer
points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention
assistant judge; judge-in-training
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
equipment installation; installation work
monopolistic enterprise; monopoly
de-facto embassy; liaison office
case method; case study method
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
disclaimer; exemption clause; exclusions (liability, responsibility, etc.)
International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE; Tokyo Trials
fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
collection of cases; collection of instances
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
restaurant industry; dining-out industry
business activities; business conduct; business operations
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
inflammatory (news) article; inflammatory fake news
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
military spending; military expenditure
admissibility of a party (to a suit)
prepublication censorship
Roe v. Wade (landmark United States Supreme Court decision disallowing many legal restrictions on abortion, 1973)
things being very eventful at home and abroad
tree-planting program; tree-planting programme
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
retaliatory personnel decision (demotion, sacking, etc.)
promotion; appointment to a more senior position
Osaka Incident (plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising; 1885)
Moroccan Crisis (1905, 1911)
agenda; calendar of proceedings; order of the day
assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963); JFK assassination
Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)
Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
advertorial; paid article; sponsored article
Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek, December 1936)
civil conciliation; civil mediation
justifiable cause for noncompliance with the law
Tiananmen Square Massacre (1989); Tiananmen Square Incident
Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)
military aggression; military invasion
Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking's foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927); Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
social welfare service; social services; social work
obstruction of proceedings; filibuster
Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)
admiration of the powerful
faction-based personnel appointment
sole proprietor; one-man business; self-employed
program review; budget screening; review and prioritization of government programs
advance warning; trigger warning
affected party; party concerned
eventful times for the nation; the nation being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
legislation to deal with emergencies
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
to entice a person to do something wrong
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence
traffic accident resulting in property damage
relevant items; applicable items
ministerial council; council of ministers
Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964)
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
history of (automobile) accidents
threat to national existence
United Nations Secretariat
Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)
de-facto embassy; liaison office
Conference of Administrative Vice-Ministers
Musha Incident (Taiwan; 1930); Wushe Uprising
total operating expenses; total project cost; general expenses
My Lai Massacre (1968); Son My Massacre
troubles brought on by what one has written; incident occasioned by a serious slip of the pen
certificate of registered matters; document proving registered matters
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR
pleasant circumstances; enjoyable matter
apprenticeship in the running of a household; prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping
rice contaminated by an accident
personnel changes through favoritism
subsequently; additionally
a small leak can sink a great ship
matters for identification; documentation
comments on current events
circumstances of the office
business plan; business schedule; project
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day
mobile network operator; MNO; wireless service provider; mobile network carrier
company consisting of autonomous divisions
military offense; military offence
independent power producer; IPP
Gapsin Coup (of Korea; 1884)
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)
emergency tasks; urgent tasks
criticality accident (in the nuclear industry)
criminal court; Crown Court (UK)
honorary consul; honourary consul
tree-planting program; tree-planting programme
(Associate) Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
do your best; give it your all
Act on Penal Detention Facilities and the Treatment of Inmates and Detainees
resignation; seventy years of age
Iran-Contra affair (1984-1986; Irangate
Japan International Cooperation Agency (1974); JICA
September 11 attacks; 9/11
accessory before the fact
you can never be too careful
prior probability distribution; prior distribution; prior
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
adversary party; opposing party
Personal Status Actions Procedure Law (e.g. divorce actions)
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
advance purchase (e.g. fare)
bon voyage; have a nice trip
the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down
Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident
advance report; advance notification
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
inter-location; inter-company; inter-office
prior probability distribution
bad deeds punish themselves; you reap what you sow
sign; portent; omen; herald; harbinger
telecommunications carrier; telecommunications operator; telephone service provider
murder case in which the victim is chopped into pieces; mutilation murder case
Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent)
My Lai Massacre (1968); Son My Massacre
Korean axe murder incident (killing of two US army officers in the DMZ on August 18, 1976); poplar tree incident
accessory before the fact
Happy events are often accompanied by difficulties; Unsullied joy is rare
connected person; related parties
judicial review by a higher court without introducing new evidence
traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for letting him go first at a junction
six administrators of a Zen temple
family reasons; personal reasons
man versed in military affairs
advance reservation required
special-purpose entity; SPE
advance reservations not required
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
military mobilization; military mobilisation
knob-and-tube wiring; insulator wiring; electrical wiring strung on surface-mounted insulators
Matsumoto sarin gas attack (June 27-28, 1994)
Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
mobile virtual network operator; MVNO
maritime judicial scrivener; marine procedure commission agent
general contractor; main contractor
advance purchase excursion fare; APEX fare
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
mobile virtual network operator; MVNO
United Nations Security Council
director of finance; finance director
business cooperative; business cooperative association
UN Economic and Social Council
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa
long distance telephone company
UN Economic and Social Council
administrative data processing
practical search for the truth
United Nations Economic and Social Council
debtor-in-possession financing
scope of affairs under the jurisdiction
accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
United Nations Secretary-General
International Nuclear Event Scale; INES
international criminal law
certification of information recorded on foreign resident registration file
International Maritime Organization (Organisation); IMO
Oceanic Anoxic Event; Ocean Anoxic Event; OAE
severe accident (esp. relating to a nuclear reactor)
settlement work; social work; welfare work
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)
Invasion of Ryukyu (by the Satsuma-based Shimazu clan; 1609)
March 1st Movement (Korea); Sam-il Movement
regulatory approval of a drug or medical device
seven styles of tea ceremonies
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
(space) filler; fill-in (in magazines, newspapers, etc.)
registered matter; matters to be registered
it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it
Kanemi rice oil disease incident (of 1968)
Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)
steel-frame construction work
limited liability partnership; limited liability business partnership; LLP
showcasing examples (e.g. company products); case study
online dating company; online dating service provider
business continuity plan; BCP
civil legal aid system (e.g. legal aid for poor people)
nonprofit (noncommercial) business
public prosecutor's appeal
sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; March 26, 2010)
civil legal aid system (e.g. legal aid for poor people)
the Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999)
USS Cole bombing (October 12, 2000)
limited liability investment partnership
Ikeda Elementary School massacre (June 8, 2001)
Sagawa Express Scandal (1992)
builder's risk insurance; construction insurance
(business of) renting out one's home (on Airbnb, etc.)
postal service privatization
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong (November 23, 2010)
Rules of Criminal Procedure
National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant
memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant