government office; agency; board
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
meaning; significance; sense
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
beginning; outset; first; onset
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
it is not (like that) either
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
political measures; policy
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
arrest; apprehension; capture
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
assertion; declaration; affirmation
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty