bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
bureau director; office chief
Shimizu Kentarou (1952.10-)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
police; police officer; police station
interception (email); wiretap; bug
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
spring water; clear (pure) water
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
household; home; family; housekeeping