the reverse; other side; lining
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
reader; (website) visitor
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
follow-up question; related question; interpellation on related matters
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
the other day; a few days ago
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
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
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
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage