article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(name of) one's occupation; title of one's position; (job) title; official title
as (for); for; in the capacity of
appearance; air; condition; state; form
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
High Public Prosecutors' Office
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
government service; official position; civil service
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
proper; right; reasonable
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
boasting; bragging; talking big
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
one's long-cherished desire
accomplishment; execution
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope