going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
official announcement; proclamation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
registration; accession; register; entry; record
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
tangible cultural properties
important cultural property; important cultural asset
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
held by a private individual; (in the) ownership of a private individual
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
one's possessions; ownership
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
public institution; public organization; official body
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
since then; from that time; ever since
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to smile with one's whole face; to squint