summons to appear before the Diet
New Year's Eve; end of the year
neighbourhood; neighborhood
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
time; season; period; phase; stage
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
government office building
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
composite; combined; complex
on the sea; surface of the sea
personality; character; individuality; personhood
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree