chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
public relations section or department
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
recently; lately; these days
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
since when; from when; how long
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to turn towards; to point
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
go that far; to that extent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)