Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(abbr) Harvard (University)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
(the condition of) one's health
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
immediately carrying out (a plan)
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
last week; the week before
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
children; group of politicians associated with a particular political leader; politicians riding on a leader's coattails
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
treatment; service; handling; management
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN