service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
discriminatory term; discriminatory language
medical care; medical treatment
protection of human rights
historical awareness; understanding of history
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
expression; presentation; representation; notation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
the deceased; the departed
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain