meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
story; tale; talk; discussion
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
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...
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
construction; establishment
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
presence; sitting with; being with
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
successful bid; winning a tender
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
finish; completion; the end
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
from the beginning; from scratch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up