prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
difficult problem; challenge
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts