president (of a society); chairman
company; corporation; workplace
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
society; public; community; social studies
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
head of the student council; president of the student council
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
association; society; organization; organisation
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
conference room; council room
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
social; societal; societary
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
working adult; full-fledged member of society
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strategy meeting; council of war
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
association of like-minded people
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
study group; study meeting
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
drinking party; get-together
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
sports-minded; sports-oriented
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
meeting hall; assembly hall
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
board of directors; board of trustees
school inter-class ball-game competition
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
underworld; underside of society
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
security firm; security company
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
meeting place; assembly hall
bill (at a restaurant); check
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
birthday party; birthday meet-up
conference room; place of assembly
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
signing; autograph session
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
victory celebration party; victory banquet
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
English conversation; school for English conversation
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to pay the bill; to settle an account
social status; social position
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
debate; panel discussion; forum
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
display and sale of new products
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
rehabilitation (in society)
recital; recitation; public reading
fair; exhibition; exposition
support group; fan club; (election) committee
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
workshop; training course
international community; international society; the world
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
conference; council; convention
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
visiting room; visitation room
content-free chat; idle gossip
church; cathedral; chapel
board or officer's meeting
membership card; membership certificate
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
general meeting of stockholders
working for a company; being employed by a company
women's group; women's association
class meeting; classroom assembly
company name; corporate name
civilized society; civilised society
on the way home from work; returning from work
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
local news section; the city desk
party given in recognition of a person's services
reading circle; reading group; book club
disparate society; stratified society
company management; managing a company
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
plenary session; regular session
symposium; round-table discussion
social page (of newspaper); local news page
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
study tour; guided visit; field trip
kickoff party; rally; pep party
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
Committee for Election Administration
summit meeting; top-level conference
moderator; host; chairman
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
welcome party for new students
to smile a smile of satisfaction
person unfit for society; misfit
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
secret meeting; secret conference
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
prefectural assembly member
faction; denomination; communion
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
vertically structured society
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
attendants at a funeral; mourners
Western Church; Western Christianity
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
treasurer's report; financial report
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
membership registration; subscription; member enrolment
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
student union; student center; students' hall
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
social unrest; public anxiety
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
federal parliament; federal congress
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
national assembly (esp. France)
initiation fee; admission fee
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
underground world; underground society
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
young persons' association
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
society for the study of manga; manga club
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
location of a press conference; press conference room
family association; association of families
world fair; international exposition
socio-economics; social economy
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
certified public accountant
meeting; facing; confronting
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
meeting (esp. of a mutual financing association)
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
membership card; member's card
after-afterparty; third party of the night
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
to go to the office; to be at work
practice meeting; practice group
Estates General; States-General
attendance (at a meeting)
main party (of the night); first party
Unification Church (religious movement started by Reverend Sun Myung Moon)
elementary school student council
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
prefectural assembly member
trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
session (of a legislature)
advisory committee (council, panel)
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
association; club; friends of ...
conference; annual convention
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
private company; private corporation
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
accounts section; accounting section
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
(political) party convention
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
socialization; socialisation
location for closing party
three-cornered conversation
the underworld; lower ranks of society
controlled society; regulated society
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
during a session (of the legislature)
member magazine; newsletter (for members)
aging society; ageing society
accounting fraud; irregular accounting
special committee; ad hoc committee
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
social responsibility; social accountability
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
association of reservists
limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
non-denominational; churchless
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
spiritism session; seance
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
association of kindred spirits
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
regular member; full member
social relationship; social context
peace conference; peace talks
student body; student council
meeting for reading research papers
organizing committee; organization committee
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
National Public Safety Commission
social conditions; social circumstances
independent committee; third-party panel
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
to take part in a conference
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
Security Council of Japan
Corporate Rehabilitation Law
this company; this organization; this association
social environment; social conditions
social contract; social compact; FIS xref
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
location of a press conference; press conference room
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
Anglican Church; Church of England
philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
buying club (e.g. fruit-of-the-month)
hearing (by a government agency)
attendance; those present
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
Anglican or Episcopal Church
National Security Council
automobile society; motorized society
recreational get-together
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
meeting for the first time; first meeting
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
gathering for friendly discussion
phone conference; conference call
company information session
Gender Equality In Employment Act
cherry blossom viewing party
cost of social security; social welfare spending
exhibition and sale (of paintings); display with the exhibits on sale
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
meeting to show respect for the aged
person unfit for society; misfit
communal society; community
private viewing; private showing; sneak preview; inspection of a newly completed home
(pet) adoption fair; pet transfer meeting
journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally
social class; social strata; social scale
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
conversational ability; speaking ability
ordinary session of the Diet
artists' patrons' association
teleconference; video conferencing
sporting venue; grounds; stadium; competition venue
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
direct discussion; direct talks
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
subcommittee; subworking group; breakout session
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
adjournment; suspension of a meeting; recess of legislature
pay-your-own-way (party, etc.)
English conversation school
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
any of a number of secret societies of ancient China (often opposed to the government)
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
local-news reporter; police reporter; city news reporter
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
separate account; separate charge
societal mood; social context
competitive exhibition; prize show
association of people from the same prefecture
working group; task force
Socialist Masses Party (1932-1940)
Japan Fair Trade Commission
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
encounter; chance meeting
New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII); New Year's party
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
social right; economic right
International Committee of the Red Cross
society based on mutual self-interest
the last meeting (of the year, the term, etc.)
citizens' rally; mass meeting
Japanese Language Council
licensed social worker; certified social worker
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
United Nations Security Council
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
corporation law; company law
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
world exposition; international exposition; world fair
super-ageing society (aging)
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
welcome and sending off party
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
(study of) accounting; accountancy
balance inquiry (bank account)
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
attempting to change one's image when one starts working
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern
chairman of board of directors
government-controlled corporation
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
opening a meeting; first meeting
Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation)
Atomic Energy Commission (US)
to be present at a meeting
students' association; alumni association
Davos Conference; Davos Convention; World Economic Forum
Japan Transport Safety Board; JTSB
mountaineering club; climbing club
theater party; theatre party
closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students
social welfare service corporation
Carmelites; Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
mother church; main church; church where one was baptized
drinking and carousing together
reading-and-discussion meeting
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
summons to appear before the Diet
social brain; social brains
town councillor; town council member
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
International Whaling Commission; IWC
joint committee of both houses
audience; assembly; meeting
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
card match (esp. using uta-garuta)
Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament (Koshien)
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")
video conferencing system
annual general meeting; AGM
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
attending a meeting; participating in a meeting
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney
industrial fair or exposition
(material) recycling society; recycling-oriented society
meeting; happening across
Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)
labor-relations board; labour-relations board
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
general accounting and finance
(credit) card holder; cardmember
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
social welfare service; social services; social work
expert committee; technical committee
training center; training centre
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
retreat (religious, spiritual)
prefectural meeting hall; civic center; community hall
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
general account expenditure
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
Personal Information Protection Commission
ministerial council; council of ministers
conference program; conference programme
the whole assembly; the whole congregation
Conference of Administrative Vice-Ministers
record of Diet proceedings
labor rally; labour rally
the early church; the primitive church
power supply company; power distribution company
Order of Friars Minor; Franciscans
Dominican Order; Order of Preachers
Federal Trade Commission (USA); FTC
adoption event for homeless animals; foster parents association
African National Congress; ANC
Nazism; national socialism
Protestant Episcopal Church
Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
to submit (a plan) to a committee for deliberation
social educational facilities; community center
concert version (of an opera or musical); concert staging
New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged
policy research committee
annual New Year's poetry reading
club (for adults, as opposed to for university students)
sociolect; social dialect
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
local business association
track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
antisocial personality disorder
Nuclear Safety Commission
family council; family company
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
work experience; practical study in the real world
Eastern Orthodox Church; Japan Orthodox Church
compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)
reassembling of a legislature
combined company; merged company
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist
Yalta Conference (February 1945)
phenomenological sociology
pre-literate society; non-literate society
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
accounting room; accounting office; cashier's office
postponement (adjournment) of meeting
Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
Central Labor Relations Commission
conference of representatives
international exposition; world expo
Democratic National Committee (US); DNC
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
exchange conference (e.g. cultural, educational, etc.); exchange meeting
Congress of Industrial Organizations (Organisation); CIO
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
bar association (in the USA, etc.)
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)
business card exchanging party
humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace
Act for Establishing a Recycling-Oriented Society
awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)
Kōchikai (historically the most liberal faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kishida faction
limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.); LLC
tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission
politicking by wining and dining
Public Security Examination Commission
state or provincial election
European Commission (executive of the EU)
Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution
Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management
(in the Diet) a spontaneous recess
Committee on Judicial Affairs
Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission
meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping; meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
first session (trading day) of the year
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
dialogue corpus (dialog); dialogue corpora
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
United Nations Human Rights Commission
collectively, the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election
association of salaried wrestlers
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
ambassador-level conference
conversational mode; interactive mode
SQL; Structured Query Language
affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
vernacularism; colloquialism
private consulting group; private panel
people's socialist republic
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
United Nations Security Council
round table meeting or talks
UN Economic and Social Council
reference (e.g. for a job)
socially necessary labour time
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
kindred soul; congenial friend
reference (e.g. on CV, resume)
Society of Friends; Quakers
Armenian Church; Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
random drift; genetic drift
UN Economic and Social Council
established by the company
United Nations Economic and Social Council
current-value accounting; market-value accounting; mark-to-market accounting; fair-value accounting
conversational processing
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
The Central Church of Holy God
mark-to-market accounting system
voice conferencing system
Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society (1999)
informal wedding ceremony
International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC
lower house (parliament, congress, diet)
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
gathering that's fun for everyone present
political action committee; PAC
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan
new social infrastructure
ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
zombie businesses (firms that would have failed but for government intervention)
early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)
Asian-African Conference (1955); Afro-Asian Conference
Bandung Conference (1955)
Afro-Asian Conference (1955)
Lausanne Conference (1922, 1932)
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
(power, electricity) transmission company
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
committee affairs; meeting affairs
joint technical committee
Potsdam Conference (conference regarding the postwar occupation of Germany; July-August 1945)
study society; academic society
accounting information system; AIS
joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)
non-existence of a business corporation
club song; organization song
autonomous soviet socialist republic; ASSR
committee of the National Diet
great old-timer of the firm
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
committee system; commission system
World Conference of Religions for Peace
crime instigated by external circumstances
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
Japan Casino Regulatory Commission
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
leaving at the convenience of the company
social business; social enterprise
proxy application company
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)
in-house faction (political groups within the Diet)
agricultural land commission
academic council; scientific council
company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)
classic vehicle club (cars, motorcycles); antique vehicle club; biker group in which members ride customized classic motorcycles
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
trade fair; trade exposition
UN Special Session on Disarmament
farewell party for graduates (held prior to graduation)
farewell meeting; send-off
social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)
Economic Strategy Council
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
soviet socialist republic; SSR
(former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
Foreign Policy Commission; Foreign Relations Committee
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
corporate social responsibility; CSR
marriage-oriented society (in which most people are married, usu. at a young age)
technology association; technology institute
Nazism; national socialism
National Bar Examination Administration Commission
Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)
to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
association of overseas Japanese merchants
martial arts competition; combat sports competition
get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage
Geneva Conference on Disarmament
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Unicode Technical Committee; UTC
disarmament conference; disarmament talks; arms reduction talks
CAT; Credit Authorization Terminal
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
Shisuikai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Nikai faction
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
social constructionism; social constructivism
International Commission on Radiological Protection; ICRP
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
Internet Engineering Task Force; IETF
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
configuration control board
asset-impairment accounting
management association; management conference; management institute
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission; UNMOVIC
managers' conference; meeting of managers
investigation committee (of prefectural assembly, established under Section 100 of the Act)
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
joint management council (labor and management)
academic socialism; professorial socialism
travel allowance paid to salaried wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo
ward assembly election; local council election
Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers
corporate accounting principles
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
Federal Trade Commission; FTC
Rice Price Deliberative Council
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions
Judge Indictment Committee
person who attends a renga meeting