country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
at that time; in those days
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to find out; to discover; to locate
New Year's pine decoration
to put to trial; to argue in court
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out