to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
company; corporation; workplace
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
society; public; community; social studies
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
president (of a society); chairman
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
social; societal; societary
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
head of the student council; president of the student council
conference room; council room
association; society; organization; organisation
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
working adult; full-fledged member of society
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strategy meeting; council of war
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
drinking party; get-together
study group; study meeting
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
association of like-minded people
sports-minded; sports-oriented
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
appointment; rendezvous; date
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
bill (at a restaurant); check
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
underworld; underside of society
meeting hall; assembly hall
board of directors; board of trustees
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
security firm; security company
birthday party; birthday meet-up
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
meeting place; assembly hall
to pay the bill; to settle an account
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
social status; social position
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
school inter-class ball-game competition
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
pharmaceutical (drug) company
international community; international society; the world
victory celebration party; victory banquet
English conversation; school for English conversation
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
conference room; place of assembly
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
signing; autograph session
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
rehabilitation (in society)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
content-free chat; idle gossip
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
display and sale of new products
fair; exhibition; exposition
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
support group; fan club; (election) committee
working for a company; being employed by a company
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
debate; panel discussion; forum
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
on the way home from work; returning from work
summit meeting; top-level conference
board or officer's meeting
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
company name; corporate name
recital; recitation; public reading
conference; council; convention
shipping company; freight company; transport company
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
membership card; membership certificate
civilized society; civilised society
church; cathedral; chapel
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
visiting room; visitation room
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
railroad corporation; railway company
disparate society; stratified society
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
general meeting of stockholders
company management; managing a company
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
plenary session; regular session
faction; denomination; communion
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
women's group; women's association
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
to happen to meet; to come across
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
travel agent; travel agency
(private) investigation company; research agency
class meeting; classroom assembly
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
person unfit for society; misfit
social page (of newspaper); local news page
party given in recognition of a person's services
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
to smile a smile of satisfaction
kickoff party; rally; pep party
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
local news section; the city desk
Committee for Election Administration
symposium; round-table discussion
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
organizing committee; organization committee
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
moderator; host; chairman
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
workshop; training course
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
study tour; guided visit; field trip
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
reading circle; reading group; book club
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
secret meeting; secret conference
vertically structured society
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
welcome party for new students
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
reserve and consideration (to others)
rival (company); competitor
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
telecommunications company; telco
session (of a legislature)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
prefectural assembly member
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
membership registration; subscription; member enrolment
social unrest; public anxiety
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
federal parliament; federal congress
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
sales company; distributor
initiation fee; admission fee
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
special committee; ad hoc committee
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
independent committee; third-party panel
ordinary session of the Diet
sporting venue; grounds; stadium; competition venue
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
financing company; credit firm
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
attendants at a funeral; mourners
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
underground world; underground society
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
socio-economics; social economy
meeting; facing; confronting
location of a press conference; press conference room
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
treasurer's report; financial report
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
world fair; international exposition
young persons' association
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
certified public accountant
membership card; member's card
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
subcommittee; subworking group; breakout session
after-afterparty; third party of the night
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
main party (of the night); first party
(political) party convention
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
prefectural assembly member
society for the study of manga; manga club
to go to the office; to be at work
teleconference; video conferencing
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
steamship (shipping) company
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
attendance (at a meeting)
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
national assembly (esp. France)
student union; student center; students' hall
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
mobile phone operator; mobile network carrier; cellular company
aging society; ageing society
advisory committee (council, panel)
Japan Fair Trade Commission
location for closing party
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
cost of social security; social welfare spending
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
social responsibility; social accountability
private company; private corporation
controlled society; regulated society
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
practice meeting; practice group
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
National Security Council
the underworld; lower ranks of society
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
socialization; socialisation
three-cornered conversation
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management
general accounting and finance
elementary school student council
working group; task force
accounts section; accounting section
during a session (of the legislature)
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
meeting for reading research papers
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
association; club; friends of ...
regular member; full member
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
lower house (parliament, congress, diet)
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
to take part in a conference
tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
social relationship; social context
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
Western Church; Western Christianity
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
Security Council of Japan
labor-relations board; labour-relations board
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
social conditions; social circumstances
Japan Transport Safety Board; JTSB
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
association of reservists
bogus company; paper company
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
low-cost carrier; LCC; low-cost airline
National Public Safety Commission
local-news reporter; police reporter; city news reporter
location of a press conference; press conference room
social environment; social conditions
direct discussion; direct talks
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
subcontractor; subcontracting company
family association; association of families
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)
member magazine; newsletter (for members)
limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
peace conference; peace talks
phone conference; conference call
company information session
attendance; those present
automobile society; motorized society
Gender Equality In Employment Act
meeting (esp. of a mutual financing association)
Estates General; States-General
accounting fraud; irregular accounting
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
Anglican Church; Church of England
hearing (by a government agency)
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
Unification Church (religious movement started by Reverend Sun Myung Moon)
association of kindred spirits
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
student body; student council
this company; this organization; this association
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
social contract; social compact; FIS xref
Anglican or Episcopal Church
recreational get-together
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
meeting for the first time; first meeting
meeting to show respect for the aged
private viewing; private showing; sneak preview; inspection of a newly completed home
industrial company; business firm
person unfit for society; misfit
encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally
conversational ability; speaking ability
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
animation studio; animation production company
spiritism session; seance
spiritism session; seance
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
Corporate Rehabilitation Law
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
summons to appear before the Diet
gathering for friendly discussion
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
social welfare service corporation
International Committee of the Red Cross
communal society; community
social class; social strata; social scale
memorial service; temple service; (Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
pay-your-own-way (party, etc.)
after-afterparty; third party of the night
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
separate account; separate charge
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
societal mood; social context
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
non-denominational; churchless
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
buying club (e.g. fruit-of-the-month)
exhibition and sale (of paintings); display with the exhibits on sale
cherry blossom viewing party
(pet) adoption fair; pet transfer meeting
Davos Conference; Davos Convention; World Economic Forum
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution
adjournment; suspension of a meeting; recess of legislature
annual general meeting; AGM
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
Atomic Energy Commission (US)
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
English conversation school
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions
competitive exhibition; prize show
association of people from the same prefecture
world exposition; international exposition; world fair
conference; annual convention
listed company (on a stock exchange)
licensed social worker; certified social worker
mountaineering club; climbing club
Japanese Language Council
those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
encounter; chance meeting
New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII); New Year's party
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
the last meeting (of the year, the term, etc.)
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
artists' patrons' association
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
Committee on Judicial Affairs
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
Socialist Masses Party (1932-1940)
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
social right; economic right
society based on mutual self-interest
mutual aid or credit finance company
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
citizens' rally; mass meeting
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
investigation committee (of prefectural assembly, established under Section 100 of the Act)
balance inquiry (bank account)
super-ageing society (aging)
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
expert committee; technical committee
licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney
United Nations Security Council
corporation law; company law
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity
state or provincial election
(electric) railroad company
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
town councillor; town council member
Nuclear Safety Commission
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
Public Security Examination Commission
(study of) accounting; accountancy
person who attends meetups or uses social media to proposition people for sex
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern
chairman of board of directors
students' association; alumni association
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
attempting to change one's image when one starts working
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
video conferencing system
government-controlled corporation
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to be present at a meeting
wholesale company; wholesaler
Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation)
welcome and sending off party
ward assembly election; local council election
company needing reorganization (reorganisation)
theater party; theatre party
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
International Whaling Commission; IWC
social brain; social brains
annual New Year's poetry reading
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
Carmelites; Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Buddhist lantern festival
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
(credit) card holder; cardmember
Judge Indictment Committee
opening a meeting; first meeting
(material) recycling society; recycling-oriented society
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students
mother church; main church; church where one was baptized
drinking and carousing together
reading-and-discussion meeting
joint committee of both houses
to have a hard time of it
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
demutualization; becoming incorporated
industrial fair or exposition
compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
attending a meeting; participating in a meeting
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
card match (esp. using uta-garuta)
society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament (Koshien)
Buddhist memorial service
with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; (lit.) as if having met a Buddha in hell
Federal Trade Commission (USA); FTC
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month); service (held on April 8) celebrating the birth of the Buddha
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
social welfare service; social services; social work
foreign corporation; overseas company
training center; training centre
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment
closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
prefectural meeting hall; civic center; community hall
awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)
meeting; happening across
unlimited company; unlimited partnership
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
the pain of meeting people one dislikes
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
retreat (religious, spiritual)
Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)
Japan Casino Regulatory Commission
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
audience; assembly; meeting
labor rally; labour rally
the whole assembly; the whole congregation
specified purpose company; specific purpose company
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
to submit (a plan) to a committee for deliberation
social educational facilities; community center
conference program; conference programme
subcontractor; subcontracting company
Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
concert version (of an opera or musical); concert staging
Protestant Episcopal Church
Personal Information Protection Commission
Buddha's birthday celebration
the early church; the primitive church
Nazism; national socialism
ministerial council; council of ministers
controlling company; parent company
general account expenditure
Conference of Administrative Vice-Ministers
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
affiliated company; sister company
New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged
African National Congress; ANC
power supply company; power distribution company
subsidiary of a subsidiary; sub-subsidiary; second-tier subsidiary
record of Diet proceedings
Dominican Order; Order of Preachers
Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
adoption event for homeless animals; foster parents association
Order of Friars Minor; Franciscans
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
European Commission (executive of the EU)
international exposition; world expo
Central Labor Relations Commission
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist
Act for Establishing a Recycling-Oriented Society
annual New Year's poetry reading
Democratic National Committee (US); DNC
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
pre-literate society; non-literate society
family council; family company
club (for adults, as opposed to for university students)
exchange conference (e.g. cultural, educational, etc.); exchange meeting
conference of representatives
meeting hall; assembly hall
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
politicking by wining and dining
Eastern Orthodox Church; Japan Orthodox Church
to understand; to comprehend
wholesale company; wholesaler
local business association
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
antisocial personality disorder
sociolect; social dialect
Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
current-value accounting; market-value accounting; mark-to-market accounting; fair-value accounting
combined company; merged company
business card exchanging party
unlisted company (on a stock exchange)
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
postponement (adjournment) of meeting
limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.); LLC
common (e.g. fishery or hunting ground); commonage
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
Kōchikai (historically the most liberal faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kishida faction
committee of the National Diet
bar association (in the USA, etc.)
humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace
phenomenological sociology
stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)
association of salaried wrestlers
membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
managers' conference; meeting of managers
accounting room; accounting office; cashier's office
work experience; practical study in the real world
issuing company (e.g. of a credit card)
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan
Yalta Conference (February 1945)
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
reassembling of a legislature
track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event
compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
Congress of Industrial Organizations (Organisation); CIO
trade fair; trade exposition
bill (at a restaurant); check
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
summit meeting; top-level conference
vertically structured society
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting
common (e.g. fishery or hunting ground); commonage
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist
local business association
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
any of a number of secret societies of ancient China (often opposed to the government)
policy research committee
study society; academic society
cooperative sales company
joint technical committee
affiliated company; sister company
round table meeting or talks
farewell meeting; send-off
established by the company
Rice Price Deliberative Council
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
non-dividend-paying company
farewell party for graduates (held prior to graduation)
(in the Diet) a spontaneous recess
agricultural land commission
UN Economic and Social Council
great old-timer of the firm
get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage
ambassador-level conference
rolling stock (manufacturing) company
reference (e.g. for a job)
first session (trading day) of the year
accounting information system; AIS
Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission
National Bar Examination Administration Commission
Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers
corporate accounting principles
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
Economic Strategy Council
asset-impairment accounting
International Commission on Radiological Protection; ICRP
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission; UNMOVIC
United Nations Human Rights Commission
asset holding company (esp. Commonwealth countries)
mark-to-market accounting system
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
long-distance telephone company
commutative justice; justitia commutativa
autonomous soviet socialist republic; ASSR
soviet socialist republic; SSR
people's socialist republic
affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
(former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
travel allowance paid to salaried wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo
sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
pardon; forgiveness; mercy; making allowances
Society of Friends; Quakers
dialogue corpus (dialog); dialogue corpora
Foreign Policy Commission; Foreign Relations Committee
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
Armenian Church; Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
reference (e.g. on CV, resume)
front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them (often used by call girls)
in-house faction (political groups within the Diet)
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
World Conference of Religions for Peace
The Central Church of Holy God
collectively, the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election
Shisuikai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Nikai faction
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
full parent company; wholly-owning parent company; sole parent company
corporate social responsibility; CSR
Potsdam Conference (conference regarding the postwar occupation of Germany; July-August 1945)
Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)
committee system; commission system
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
UN Special Session on Disarmament
UN Economic and Social Council
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Geneva Conference on Disarmament
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society (1999)
social constructionism; social constructivism
Asian-African Conference (1955); Afro-Asian Conference
Bandung Conference (1955)
Afro-Asian Conference (1955)
Internet Engineering Task Force; IETF
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
CAT; Credit Authorization Terminal
Unicode Technical Committee; UTC
voice conferencing system
conversational processing
conversational mode; interactive mode
ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request
configuration control board
SQL; Structured Query Language
International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
Regional Bell Operating Company (USA); RBOC
regional Bell operating company; RBOC
Federal Trade Commission; FTC
proxy application company
non-existence of a business corporation
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
zombie businesses (firms that would have failed but for government intervention)
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
United Nations Security Council
(power, electricity) transmission company
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
Lausanne Conference (1922, 1932)
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
marriage-oriented society (in which most people are married, usu. at a young age)
monoline insurance company; monoline insurer
multiline insurance company; multiline insurer
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)
technology association; technology institute
imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
social business; social enterprise
Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
disarmament conference; disarmament talks; arms reduction talks
martial arts competition; combat sports competition
private consulting group; private panel
meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping; meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)
joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)
association of overseas Japanese merchants
random drift; genetic drift
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
leaving at the convenience of the company
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
academic council; scientific council
childbirth with father of child present; delivery with husband present
childbirth with father of child present; delivery with husband present
childbirth with father of child present; delivery with husband present
gathering that's fun for everyone present
joint management council (labor and management)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting
club song; organization song
multiple-system operator; multi-system operator; MSO; operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems
kindred soul; congenial friend
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
political action committee; PAC
transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)
management association; management conference; management institute
pseudo-foreign company; company based abroad but whose main country of business is Japan
academic socialism; professorial socialism
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
informal wedding ceremony
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
new social infrastructure
classic vehicle club (cars, motorcycles); antique vehicle club; biker group in which members ride customized classic motorcycles
crime instigated by external circumstances
to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
socially necessary labour time
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
Buddha's birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
vernacularism; colloquialism
annual ceremony of reciting the names of the Buddhas
committee affairs; meeting affairs
early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
Nazism; national socialism
person who attends a renga meeting
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
surviving company (in a merger); surviving corporation
surviving company (in a merger)
absorbed company; merged corporation
absorbed company; merged corporation
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group