whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
reception room; parlor; parlour
several people; a few people
woman; lady; adult female
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fast-talking; rapid talking
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
race (of people); type of person
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
preface; introduction; preamble
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
impossible to do (although wants to)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
just because; even if; even though
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to complain; to make a complaint
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-