falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
government office; public office
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
application; request; petition
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to complain; to make a complaint
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
kindness; intimacy; friendship
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
telephone call; telephone (device)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
letter; missive; note; mail
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
one's original family name; maiden name
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to miss (one's chance to ...)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
that's the way it is; such is life
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light