Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
justice; fairness; impartiality
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
authenticity; credibility
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to take a veneer off something
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
hook-and-ladder truck; ladder truck
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
gliding (through the air)
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)