secretary; councillor; councilor
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(police) detective; criminal matter
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
other matters; other people's affairs
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
civil affairs; civil case
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
article; news story; report; account
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture
event; phenomenon; matter
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
scandal; deplorable event
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
accident; emergency; calamity
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
Buddhist memorial service
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
matter of concern and interest
events of the day; current affairs
various matters; everything
business person; operator; carrier (telecommunications, transport, etc.)
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
worldly affairs; ways of the world
subserviency to the stronger
other things; the rest; leisure tasks
truth is stranger than fiction
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
truth is stranger than fiction
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
Buddhist memorial service
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
punishable offense; crime
personal affairs; internal affairs
reason; facts; propriety; sense
fortune; good deed; curious
aspect; phase; phenomenon
everything; every affair (matter); all things
related article; related story
reasonable thing; natural thing
imperial cause; royal cause
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
defer to another as if an older brother
contemplation of phenomena
industrial or business world
military affairs; martial arts
the same event; no change (on the stock market)
pleasant circumstances; enjoyable matter
subsequently; additionally
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
business plan; business schedule; project
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryo system)
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
United Nations Security Council
sign; portent; omen; herald; harbinger