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
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
family; members of a family
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
noisy; confused; uproarious
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
group; party; team; squad; section
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
suffix for familiar person
at once; immediately; right now
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...