acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
duty; obligation; responsibility
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
close; intimate; on good terms
direct control; direct supervision
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
making efficient; optimization
the question remains; it comes into question
how; in what way; how about; questionable
mental aspect; mental side
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to discuss; to talk together
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
society; public; community; social studies
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
index; indices; indicator
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than