lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
section manager; section chief
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
interception; monitoring; tapping
operation; functioning; running
second (unit of time); arc second
headquarters; head office; main office
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
at that time; in those days
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
by means of; due to; because of; according to
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
approval; license; licence; permission
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
official announcement; proclamation
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
government; administration
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case