to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
(police) detective; criminal matter
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
first (of its kind) in Japan
secretary (government); director; chief
government; administration
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
thorough; exhaustive; complete
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
administration of justice
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)