to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
government office; public office
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
application; request; petition
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
indeed; really; truly; very much
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
influence; clout; leverage
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
prefectural assembly member
election; selection; choice
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to count on one's fingers
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember