to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
materials; data; document
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
speaking voice; talking voice
conference room; council room
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
government departments; ministries and agencies
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
section manager; section chief
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
human rights; civil liberties
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
final; eventual; ultimate
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
legal liquidation; court-mediated winding-up of a company
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
as (for); for; in the capacity of
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
exclusive economic zone; EEZ
should; must; -able; probably; likely
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare