(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
ostensible (surface) reason
to accompany; to go with; to go together
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
president (of a society); chairman
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
independence movement; mutually independent
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
direct mail; direct message
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
young; youth; young person
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
commander; commanding officer; CO
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to do together; to share; to participate in
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area