vice-minister; undersecretary
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
stealthily; secretly; in secret
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
government worker; public servant; civil servant
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
search for a husband for one's daughter
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
... is the reason; ... is my excuse