head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
matter; affair; issue; matter; material; substance
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
government office; agency; board
national defence; national defense
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
ministries and government offices; the authorities
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
retreating figure; appearance from behind
future (usually near); prospects
to half-rise to one's feet
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
forwarding or transportation industry
defense; defence; protection
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
countermeasure; counter-measure
conscious; deliberate; intentional