main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
application; request; petition
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
bureau director; office chief
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
all present; all concerned; all of us
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out