expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
than; from; out of; except; but; more
evening; last night; yesterday evening
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be surprised; to be astonished
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
how; in what way; by what means
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
originally; by nature; from the start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
public safety; public welfare
considerably; fairly; quite
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to repeat; to do something over again
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
support; backing; aid; assistance
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
National Public Safety Commission