to be surprised; to be astonished
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
true state; actual condition; reality
largest class; top category
but; however; provided that
influence; clout; leverage
decrease; reduction; decline
way; course; the only way
to gather; to collect; to assemble
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
you (plural); all of you; you all
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive