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
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
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 (a business); conducting
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
influence; clout; leverage
one'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 proportion; what percentage
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base
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
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
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 shadow
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
plainclothes police officer
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence