record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
talk; conversation; dialogue
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
Buddhist terminology; word related to Buddhism
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to recall; to remember; to recollect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
discussion; argument; debate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
government worker; public servant; civil servant
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to accept; to receive; to agree
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance