to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
staff member; station employee; official
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
cabinet (of a government); ministry
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
multiplication table; times table
seventh day of the month; seven days
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
historical awareness; understanding of history
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
consequence; outcome; result; blame
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
like a decent person; human