kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
syllabary; phonetic symbol
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
blue ballot (representing an opposition vote)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
combined use; combination; filling two positions; serving two purposes; dual-use
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
appointed time; timetable; schedule
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
at the meeting; on the occasion
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
our country; our land; one's own country
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
attendance; presence; appearance
recommendation; referral; endorsement
attendance (at a meeting)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
one grade; first-class; primary
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight