ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
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
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)