domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
economic reform; fiscal reform
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
sorry; excuse me; thank you
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
third day of the month; three days
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
error; mistake; slip; bug
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
all present; all concerned; all of us
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to be born; to come into the world
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to move forward; to move on
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
hard to get; hard to come by
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear