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
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
justice; fairness; impartiality
open; public; official; overt
government worker; public servant; civil servant
dukedom; duchy; principality
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
regular game; regular-season game
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
official document; archives
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
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
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)
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
children's park; children's playground
edict; public announcement
Komeito (Japanese political party)
official function; state function
public lavatory; public restroom
public transportation; public transport
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)
public corporation; public housing
sanitation; public health
heroine; female protagonist
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
debut; opening; first public exhibition
government and municipal offices; public agencies
duchy; dukedom; principality
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
public interest; public benefit; public good
notary public; notary; public notary
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
greatest common divisor; GCD
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
sports park; athletic park; stadium
public power; governmental authority
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
public agency; public institution
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)
certified public accountant
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
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
Japan Fair Trade Commission
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
public junior high school
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
final performance; last performance
local public body; local government
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
public indecency; indecent exposure
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
misappropriation of public funds
public funds; public money
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)
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
high seas; international waters
stock offering (to the public)
public interest incorporated foundation
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito
public announcement; official notice
public records office; archives
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
public opinion; public debate; just view; fair argument; (arch.) conference at the imperial or shogunal court
Anglican or Episcopal Church
public morality; social morals; civic virtues
public indecency; indecent exposure
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
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
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
official permission; government licence (license)
openly and in broad daylight
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
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
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
least common multiple; least common denominator
authentication; notarization; notarisation
pollution problem or issue
public organization; public organisation
unpolluted; non-polluting
common ratio; geometric ratio
common difference; tolerance (in engineering, manufacturing, etc.); allowance; allowable error
monkey; ape; personification of a monkey (e.g. Mr. Monkey)
government and public offices; public agency
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
accidents in line of duty
Public Security Examination Commission
paddy administered directly by a ruler (historical)
complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)
(crime of) public indecency
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
policy statement; manifesto
public good; public profit
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
public sale; public auction
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
princes and marquises; great feudal lords
obstructing the discharge of official duties; hindering a government official in the execution of his duties
public order; public policy
speaker at a public hearing
public sphere; public domain
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
international airspace; international space
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
public support; official support; public aid
the average Joe; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
official discount (bank) rate
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
public order; public policy
Public Office Election Law
public life; public career
fair and impartial; just and unselfish
railroad security officer
rescue and assistance (by public bodies) (e.g. in time of disaster)
civic or citizenship education
railway police officer (pre-1987)
false entry in an officially authenticated document
popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
national, public, and private
public consultation; public information
initial public offering; IPO
Principality of Liechtenstein
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)
temporary name of the initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869)
kumon; official documents submitted to the central government (ritsuryo system)
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
ceiling price; official quotation
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
working as a servant for a series of masters
government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority
authorized capital; authorised capital
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
Freedom of Information Law; Freedom of Information Act (various countries); FOIA
speaking at a public hearing
where there's a will, there's a way
whistleblower protection act
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
public utility foundation
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
place of ceremony; public place
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
special local public entity
leave of absence; furlough
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
victim of a pollution-caused illness
Public Employment Security Office; PESO
(historical) government office
publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange
stock offering (to the public)
official telegram; (diplomatic) cable
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
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)
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and Komeito
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)