(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
public safety; public welfare
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
interruption; interference; butting in
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
final; eventual; ultimate
government; administration
diplomatic; diplomatically
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance