small quantity; little; little while; short distance
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
(social) position; status
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
rule; reign; peaceful times
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
pre-war days; before the war
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
reformist party; progressive party
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to have meaning; to be meaningful
simple and clear; plain and simple
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
leadership; initiative; spearhead
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
postal privatisation (privatisation of Japan Post)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
reform; reformation; reorganization
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
near oneself; close to one; familiar