regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
head; leader; prime minister
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
system of government; government structure
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
deleterious substance; toxic substance
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
time; hour; season; time of the year
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
(how) many times; (how) often
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
supplementary explanation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
basis for decision; evidence for judging
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
good prospects; full of hope; promising
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble