search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to go out and away; to leave
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor