living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
construction; architecture (of buildings)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
complete set; all; everything
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
this and that; one thing or another
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sickroom; hospital room; ward
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge