resignation (from a position)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
vice-minister; undersecretary
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
leader of a delegation (body, party)
application; request; petition
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
Minister for Foreign Affairs
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
a little bit; a little while
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
every place; various places
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
to show one's affection; to express one's love
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical