preference; priority; precedence
should; must; -able; probably; likely
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
reform; reformation; reorganization
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that is to say; so that means
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
postoperative; after surgery
in the hospital; hospitalized
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter