with the exception of; excepting; excluding
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
section manager; section chief
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to be in complete attendance
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
embodiment; realization; materialization
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
in the morning; during the morning
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent