to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
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
interruption; suspension; break
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
board of directors; board of trustees
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to make sure of the truth
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
absolutely; positively; decidedly
Okinawa Reversion Agreement (1971); Agreement between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
pointing out; identification
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
that is to say; so that means
to be silent; to say nothing
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire