bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
thrift; economy; frugality
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
exemplification; good example; case in point
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
a long time ago; long before now
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)