change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
general manager; director-general
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
government; administration
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
danger; peril; hazard; risk
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
the reverse; other side; lining
anything and everything; just about everything
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
persistence; single-mindedness
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
how; in what way; by what means
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away