qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to say; to tell; to state; to do
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
approval; license; licence; permission
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ministries and government offices; the authorities
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
section manager; section chief
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
why; how; for what reason
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
personal history; background; career
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)