in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
attendance; presence; appearance
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
application; request; petition
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
single word; a few words; brief comment
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave