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