of course; certainly; naturally
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
association; society; organization; organisation
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
such; like that; that sort of; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to watch over; to watch attentively
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
blood relationship; blood relative
participation; joining; entry; adherence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)