publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
finger marks; dirt from the hands
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
deputy minister; assistant minister
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
express; special delivery
official copy of the family register
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
spouse; wife; husband; partner
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
(necessary) personnel; required person
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
ex-husband; former husband
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
detective agency; enquiry agency
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket); granny bike
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)