head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
programme; program; plans; arrangements
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
father; dad; husband; you; he
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
government worker; public servant; civil servant
system; institution; organization; organisation
reform; reformation; reorganization
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment