official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
already; now; no longer; not any more
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
armaments; military preparations
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
transactions; dealings; business
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
by means of; due to; because of; according to
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
town; city; municipal; urban
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer