June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
section manager; section chief
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to be silent; to say nothing
that is to say; so that means
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
pointing out; identification
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971); Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands
absolutely; positively; decidedly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to make sure of the truth
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
board of directors; board of trustees
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time