ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
approval; license; licence; permission
ago; since; before; previous
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(committee) chairman; president
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
preference; priority; precedence
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
rather; better; instead; if anything
first (of its kind) in Japan
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
favourite motto; pet saying
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
but; however; provided that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know