protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
official announcement; proclamation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
unfairness; injustice; partiality
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
official business; public business
the public; general public
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
justice; fairness; impartiality
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
dukedom; duchy; principality
open; public; official; overt
government worker; public servant; civil servant
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
public telephone; pay phone
public safety; public welfare
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
public and private; official and personal; government and people
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
young noblewoman; princess
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
private; exclusive; secret
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
public hall; community center; community centre
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
regular game; regular-season game
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
official document; archives
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
public facilities; utilities
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
nature park; natural park
public institution; public organization; official body
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
children's park; children's playground
edict; public announcement
official function; state function
Komeito (Japanese political party)
public lavatory; public restroom
public transportation; public transport
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
beachfront park; park by the sea
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
heroine; female protagonist
public corporation; public housing
sanitation; public health
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
debut; opening; first public exhibition
government and municipal offices; public agencies
duchy; dukedom; principality
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
public interest; public benefit; public good
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
notary public; notary; public notary
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
greatest common divisor; GCD
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
public power; governmental authority
sports park; athletic park; stadium
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
public agency; public institution
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
public debt; public bond; government securities
local government employee; local civil servant
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
official bulletin; communique
notarized document; notarised document
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
open criminal investigation
Public Office Election Law
police; policeman; police officer
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
certified public accountant
civil service examination
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
official document; archives
National Public Safety Commission
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
Japan Fair Trade Commission
public junior high school
final performance; last performance
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
misappropriation of public funds
local public body; local government
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
public funds; public money
public indecency; indecent exposure
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
civil rights movement (esp. American)
high seas; international waters
official (rate, price, etc.)
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
National Public Safety Commission
(crime of) public indecency
public records office; archives
stock offering (to the public)
public interest incorporated foundation
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito
public announcement; official notice
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
not yet officially announced
bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
public debate; open discussion
public ownership; public domain
king and princes; noble rank
Anglican or Episcopal Church
public opinion; public debate; just view; fair argument; (arch.) conference at the imperial or shogunal court
public indecency; indecent exposure
public morality; social morals; civic virtues
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
public ceremonies; public affairs
government-controlled gambling; municipally operated gambling
postulate (in math, logic, etc.)
National Public Service Act
public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
public transportation; public transport
openly and in broad daylight
official permission; government licence (license)
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
performance given after a successful tour abroad
chargé d'affaires; chargé
public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government)
government-paid secretary
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
least common multiple; least common denominator
public organization; public organisation
unpolluted; non-polluting
pollution problem or issue
authentication; notarization; notarisation
common ratio; geometric ratio
common difference; tolerance (in engineering, manufacturing, etc.); allowance; allowable error
monkey; ape; personification of a monkey (e.g. Mr. Monkey)
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
government and public offices; public agency
accidents in line of duty
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
Public Security Examination Commission
(crime of) public indecency
paddy administered directly by a ruler (historical)
complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
public good; public profit
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate
policy statement; manifesto
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
public order; public policy
public sphere; public domain
speaker at a public hearing
princes and marquises; great feudal lords
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
obstructing the discharge of official duties; hindering a government official in the execution of his duties
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
public sale; public auction
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
Public Office Election Law
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
international airspace; international space
public support; official support; public aid
official discount (bank) rate
the average Joe; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
public order; public policy
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
civic or citizenship education
fair and impartial; just and unselfish
rescue and assistance (by public bodies) (e.g. in time of disaster)
railroad security officer
public life; public career
railway police officer (pre-1987)
false entry in an officially authenticated document
popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
public consultation; public information
initial public offering; IPO
Principality of Liechtenstein
land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)
kumon; official documents submitted to the central government (ritsuryo system)
temporary name of the initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869)
ceiling price; official quotation
national, public, and private
Freedom of Information Law; Freedom of Information Act (various countries); FOIA
public utility foundation
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
whistleblower protection act
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
where there's a will, there's a way
authorized capital; authorised capital
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
working as a servant for a series of masters
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority
speaking at a public hearing
official telegram; (diplomatic) cable
publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange
Public Employment Security Office; PESO
special local public entity
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
place of ceremony; public place
leave of absence; furlough
stock offering (to the public)
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
falsely-provoked arrest for obstruction; police pretending to be knocked down so as to have grounds for an arrest
what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
public or government corporation
(historical) government office
victim of a pollution-caused illness
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and Komeito
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
public booth; public kiosk
kings; children of nobles; young nobleman
public corporation; juridical person
citizenship training school
national life; civic life
sickness incurred in line of duty
non interest-bearing bond
official land price; assessed value of land
public partnership; public corporation
public medical institution
(act or crime of) pollution
publicly subscribed shares or stock
authorized distributor; authorised distributor
to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good
apartment house built by the Japan Housing Corporation
coalition of the Socialist Party and the Komeito
Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Democratic Socialist Party
official gazette for elections
consolidated annuities; consols
space environmental pollution
authorized foreign exchange bank; authorised foreign exchange bank
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
information-disclosure ordinance
official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion
executive positions in the civil service
(noise, smell, air, water) pollution in the neighborhood
domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
absence permission slip; authorized absence form
absence permission slip; authorized absence form
official publication; official publications
training institute for civil servants
official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
imperial subjects; the people
Public Key Infrastructure
public text designating sequence
public text display version
public message handling service
public line (as opposed to a private or leased line)
formal public identifier error
device-dependent version of public text
blind copy recipient indication
Public Corporation and National Enterprise Labor Relations Commission
Public Corporations and Government Enterprises Labor Relations Act
the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan
unfair business practice; unfair business practices
Heron's formula; Hero's formula
public corporation set up to administer a public facility
administrator (manager) of a public facility
citizen of the world; world citizen
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
public land; government land
Local Public Enterprise Act
Local Public Enterprise Act
master; main character; protagonist
trade below the public offering price during a float
imperial court; government office; imperial land; government land
public expenditure; public outlay; public spending
official letter (esp. in internal company corresp.); formal letter
General Epistles (James, Peter, Jude, John); Catholic Epistles; General Letters
National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
Public Corporation and Government Enterprise Labor Relations Law (1949)
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
government office; public office
pollution control; pollution prevention
being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court
public record; public register; official records
deprivation of civil rights; suspension of civil rights
1992 Property Disclosure Act; law requiring members of parliament to disclose their assets
great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
low-frequency noise pollution; low-frequency pollution
non-store app; smartphone app not distributed through the official smartphone stores
negative impacts of overtourism
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
diplomatic cable; diplomatic telegram
non-legal public property; public property such as a road or lake that is not managed by the Ministry of Finance, oft. effectively in private hands
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
chargé d'affaires ad interim; acting chargé d'affaires
Kumon method (of learning)
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Taraxacum albidum (species of white dandelion)
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
fox-and-cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca); orange hawkweed; tawny hawkweed; devil's paintbrush
smooth dandelion (Taraxacum laevigatum)