Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
intention; idea; inclination; wish
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
other than; excluding; without
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
time; season; period; phase; stage
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now