(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
ministries and government offices; the authorities
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
handout (i.e. document distributed to a group)
lecture hall; lecture room
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
great laughter; burst of laughter
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
chastity; virtue; fidelity
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
good contrast; marked contrast
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
trade; business; occupation; profession; job