permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
(private) investigation company; research agency
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
serious condition; critical condition
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to cease; to stop; to be over
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
person who poses a high risk
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
decision; determination; resolution
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth