holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
accounting; administration (of money)
fresh, young ears of rice
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
attendance; presence; appearance
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange