participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to affect; to impact; to influence
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to regain one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
your highness; your grace; your eminence
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
interruption; suspension; break
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
in this manner; in this way; like this
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
scale; scope; plan; structure
maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
extinction; annihilation; destruction
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
point in question (at issue)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
occurrence; happening; incident; event
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang