custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
impact of publicity or propaganda
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
one thin flat object; one sheet
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to pass (of time); to elapse
public relations department (section, office)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
great enthusiasm; high excitement
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
exceptional item; extraordinary product
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
greeting; a fine thing to say
it is not (like that) either
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
what time; (lit.) which hour
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
experimental; provisional
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...