time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that is to say; so that means
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
bank; banking institution
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
International Finance Bureau
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
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
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
import; importation; introduction; afferent
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
revenue office; taxation bureau
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
factory; plant; mill; workshop
construction; establishment
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI