to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
work; business; company; study
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
so; like this; in this way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
elementary and middle schools
(period of) a year; during an era
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not worth considering; out of the question
whistleblower; inside informant
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
government office; public office
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed