to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
number two; mistress; concubine
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
dealing with; coping with
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
government; administration
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
true character; true heart; true spirit
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
deviation; departure; omission
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry