to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
company; corporation; workplace
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
society; public; community; social studies
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
president (of a society); chairman
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
social; societal; societary
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
head of the student council; president of the student council
conference room; council room
association; society; organization; organisation
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
working adult; full-fledged member of society
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
strategy meeting; council of war
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
drinking party; get-together
study group; study meeting
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
association of like-minded people
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
appointment; rendezvous; date
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
bill (at a restaurant); check
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
underworld; underside of society
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
meeting hall; assembly hall
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
board of directors; board of trustees
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
security firm; security company
birthday party; birthday meet-up
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
meeting place; assembly hall
social status; social position
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to pay the bill; to settle an account
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
school inter-class ball-game competition
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
victory celebration party; victory banquet
pharmaceutical (drug) company
international community; international society; the world
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
English conversation; school for English conversation
conference room; place of assembly
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
signing; autograph session
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
rehabilitation (in society)
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
content-free chat; idle gossip
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
display and sale of new products
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
fair; exhibition; exposition
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
support group; fan club; (election) committee
debate; panel discussion; forum
working for a company; being employed by a company
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
on the way home from work; returning from work
summit meeting; top-level conference
board or officer's meeting
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
company name; corporate name
shipping company; freight company; transport company
recital; recitation; public reading
conference; council; convention
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
civilized society; civilised society
membership card; membership certificate
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
church; cathedral; chapel
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
visiting room; visitation room
disparate society; stratified society
railroad corporation; railway company
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
general meeting of stockholders
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
company management; managing a company
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
plenary session; regular session
faction; denomination; communion
women's group; women's association
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
to happen to meet; to come across
to smile a smile of satisfaction
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
party given in recognition of a person's services
(private) investigation company; research agency
travel agent; travel agency
class meeting; classroom assembly
kickoff party; rally; pep party
person unfit for society; misfit
social page (of newspaper); local news page
social gathering; informal get-together; colloquium; panel discussion
local news section; the city desk
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
Committee for Election Administration
moderator; host; chairman
symposium; round-table discussion
organizing committee; organization committee
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
workshop; training course
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
study tour; guided visit; field trip
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
reading circle; reading group; book club
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
vertically structured society
secret meeting; secret conference
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
reserve and consideration (to others)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
welcome party for new students
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
rival (company); competitor
big athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day; field day
telecommunications company; telco
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
session (of a legislature)
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
social unrest; public anxiety
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
prefectural assembly member
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
membership registration; subscription; member enrolment
initiation fee; admission fee
sales company; distributor
federal parliament; federal congress
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
location of a press conference; press conference room
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
underground world; underground society
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
special committee; ad hoc committee
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
attendants at a funeral; mourners
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
independent committee; third-party panel
sporting venue; grounds; stadium; competition venue
ordinary session of the Diet
financing company; credit firm
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
socio-economics; social economy
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
meeting; facing; confronting
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
treasurer's report; financial report
young persons' association
world fair; international exposition
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
membership card; member's card
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
certified public accountant
after-afterparty; third party of the night
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
subcommittee; subworking group; breakout session
dummy corporation; front company; shell corporation
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
main party (of the night); first party
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
society for the study of manga; manga club
teleconference; video conferencing
to go to the office; to be at work
(political) party convention
prefectural assembly member
steamship (shipping) company
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
attendance (at a meeting)
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
student union; student center; students' hall
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
aging society; ageing society
national assembly (esp. France)
trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
mobile phone operator; mobile network carrier; cellular company
controlled society; regulated society
advisory committee (council, panel)
Japan Fair Trade Commission
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
location for closing party
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
cost of social security; social welfare spending
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
social responsibility; social accountability
private company; private corporation
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
practice meeting; practice group
National Security Council
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
commercial go-playing parlour (parlor)
the underworld; lower ranks of society
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
three-cornered conversation
socialization; socialisation
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
Western Church; Western Christianity
kickoff party; rally; pep party
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management
general accounting and finance
meeting for reading research papers
elementary school student council
working group; task force
accounts section; accounting section
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
during a session (of the legislature)
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
to take part in a conference
association; club; friends of ...
regular member; full member
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
lower house (parliament, congress, diet)
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
social relationship; social context
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
Security Council of Japan
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
peace conference; peace talks
labor-relations board; labour-relations board
social conditions; social circumstances
social environment; social conditions
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
Japan Transport Safety Board; JTSB
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
association of reservists
bogus company; paper company
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
National Public Safety Commission
low-cost carrier; LCC; low-cost airline
local-news reporter; police reporter; city news reporter
direct discussion; direct talks
location of a press conference; press conference room
subcontractor; subcontracting company
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
family association; association of families
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
spiritism session; seance
Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)
member magazine; newsletter (for members)
limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
phone conference; conference call
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
company information session
attendance; those present
automobile society; motorized society
Gender Equality In Employment Act
meeting (esp. of a mutual financing association)
Estates General; States-General
accounting fraud; irregular accounting
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
Anglican Church; Church of England
hearing (by a government agency)
societal mood; social context
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
Unification Church (religious movement started by Reverend Sun Myung Moon)
association of kindred spirits
ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead
student body; student council
this company; this organization; this association
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
social contract; social compact; FIS xref
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
Anglican or Episcopal Church
recreational get-together
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
meeting for the first time; first meeting
meeting to show respect for the aged
private viewing; private showing; sneak preview; inspection of a newly completed home
industrial company; business firm
person unfit for society; misfit
encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally
animation studio; animation production company
conversational ability; speaking ability
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
spiritism session; seance
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
Corporate Rehabilitation Law
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
summons to appear before the Diet
gathering for friendly discussion
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
social welfare service corporation
International Committee of the Red Cross
communal society; community
social class; social strata; social scale
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
memorial service; temple service; (Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
pay-your-own-way (party, etc.)
after-afterparty; third party of the night
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session
separate account; separate charge
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
non-denominational; churchless
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
buying club (e.g. fruit-of-the-month)
cherry blossom viewing party
exhibition and sale (of paintings); display with the exhibits on sale
(pet) adoption fair; pet transfer meeting
Davos Conference; Davos Convention; World Economic Forum
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
adjournment; suspension of a meeting; recess of legislature
Atomic Energy Commission (US)
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution
annual general meeting; AGM
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly-enthroned emperor
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
English conversation school
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
association of people from the same prefecture
competitive exhibition; prize show
world exposition; international exposition; world fair
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions
conference; annual convention
listed company (on a stock exchange)
licensed social worker; certified social worker
mountaineering club; climbing club
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII); New Year's party
those who meet must part (suggesting the transient nature of this life); we meet only to part
Japanese Language Council
encounter; chance meeting
the last meeting (of the year, the term, etc.)
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
artists' patrons' association
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
Committee on Judicial Affairs
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
Socialist Masses Party (1932-1940)
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
society based on mutual self-interest
mutual aid or credit finance company
social right; economic right
citizens' rally; mass meeting
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
investigation committee (of prefectural assembly, established under Section 100 of the Act)
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity
super-ageing society (aging)
expert committee; technical committee
United Nations Security Council
licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
balance inquiry (bank account)
corporation law; company law
person who attends meetups or uses social media to proposition people for sex
(study of) accounting; accountancy
Public Security Examination Commission
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
(electric) railroad company
state or provincial election
town councillor; town council member
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
Nuclear Safety Commission
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
government-controlled corporation
students' association; alumni association
video conferencing system
welcome and sending off party
chairman of board of directors
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
attempting to change one's image when one starts working
Soka Gakkai (lay organization, based on Nichiren Buddhism) (organisation)
wholesale company; wholesaler
to be present at a meeting
company needing reorganization (reorganisation)
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
ward assembly election; local council election
International Whaling Commission; IWC
theater party; theatre party
Buddhist lantern festival
Judge Indictment Committee
drinking and carousing together
joint committee of both houses
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students
(material) recycling society; recycling-oriented society
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
opening a meeting; first meeting
mother church; main church; church where one was baptized
annual New Year's poetry reading
Carmelites; Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
reading-and-discussion meeting
social brain; social brains
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
(credit) card holder; cardmember
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
Federal Trade Commission (USA); FTC
industrial fair or exposition
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
demutualization; becoming incorporated
with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; (lit.) as if having met a Buddha in hell
card match (esp. using uta-garuta)
society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")
Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament (Koshien)
attending a meeting; participating in a meeting
compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
Buddhist memorial service
to have a hard time of it
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
prefectural meeting hall; civic center; community hall
Japan Casino Regulatory Commission
unlimited company; unlimited partnership
social welfare service; social services; social work
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
(Nichiren Buddhism) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of 10th month)
retreat (religious, spiritual)
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
audience; assembly; meeting
Bon Festival; Buddhist service for the anniversary of the death of Prince Shōtoku (orig. the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the lunar calendar)
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month); service (held on April 8) celebrating the birth of the Buddha
awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)
foreign corporation; overseas company
training center; training centre
Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
the pain of meeting people one dislikes
meeting; happening across
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project
labor rally; labour rally
affiliated company; sister company
general account expenditure
Protestant Episcopal Church
the early church; the primitive church
Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
Personal Information Protection Commission
Conference of Administrative Vice-Ministers
New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged
record of Diet proceedings
Nazism; national socialism
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
ministerial council; council of ministers
social educational facilities; community center
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
conference program; conference programme
Order of Friars Minor; Franciscans
African National Congress; ANC
Buddha's birthday celebration
Dominican Order; Order of Preachers
subsidiary of a subsidiary; sub-subsidiary; second-tier subsidiary
controlling company; parent company
to submit (a plan) to a committee for deliberation
concert version (of an opera or musical); concert staging
specified purpose company; specific purpose company
power supply company; power distribution company
subcontractor; subcontracting company
Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet
adoption event for homeless animals; foster parents association
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
the whole assembly; the whole congregation
work experience; practical study in the real world
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
reassembling of a legislature
Eastern Orthodox Church; Japan Orthodox Church
limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.); LLC
track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event
accounting room; accounting office; cashier's office
sociolect; social dialect
trade fair; trade exposition
meeting hall; assembly hall
Kōchikai (historically the most liberal faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kishida faction
stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)
common (e.g. fishery or hunting ground); commonage
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist
compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
current-value accounting; market-value accounting; mark-to-market accounting; fair-value accounting
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
business card exchanging party
phenomenological sociology
local business association
family council; family company
association of salaried wrestlers
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
international exposition; world expo
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
managers' conference; meeting of managers
politicking by wining and dining
reference (e.g. for a job)
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
exchange conference (e.g. cultural, educational, etc.); exchange meeting
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan
membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)
unlisted company (on a stock exchange)
we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
club (for adults, as opposed to for university students)
Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
Congress of Industrial Organizations (Organisation); CIO
Yalta Conference (February 1945)
Act for Establishing a Recycling-Oriented Society
pre-literate society; non-literate society
issuing company (e.g. of a credit card)
wholesale company; wholesaler
postponement (adjournment) of meeting
Central Labor Relations Commission
annual New Year's poetry reading
Democratic National Committee (US); DNC
conference of representatives
antisocial personality disorder
humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace
committee of the National Diet
European Commission (executive of the EU)
bar association (in the USA, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend
combined company; merged company
bill (at a restaurant); check
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
summit meeting; top-level conference
vertically structured society
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
employment agency; staffing agency; personnel placement agency
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers); rendezvous; tryst; secret meeting
common (e.g. fishery or hunting ground); commonage
local business association
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist
any of a number of secret societies of ancient China (often opposed to the government)
policy research committee
study society; academic society
cooperative sales company
joint technical committee
affiliated company; sister company
round table meeting or talks
farewell meeting; send-off
established by the company
Rice Price Deliberative Council
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
non-dividend-paying company
farewell party for graduates (held prior to graduation)
(in the Diet) a spontaneous recess
agricultural land commission
UN Economic and Social Council
great old-timer of the firm
get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage
ambassador-level conference
rolling stock (manufacturing) company
first session (trading day) of the year
accounting information system; AIS
Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission
National Bar Examination Administration Commission
Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers
corporate accounting principles
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
Economic Strategy Council
asset-impairment accounting
International Commission on Radiological Protection; ICRP
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission; UNMOVIC
United Nations Human Rights Commission
asset holding company (esp. Commonwealth countries)
mark-to-market accounting system
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
long-distance telephone company
commutative justice; justitia commutativa
autonomous soviet socialist republic; ASSR
soviet socialist republic; SSR
people's socialist republic
affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
(former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
travel allowance paid to salaried wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo
sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
pardon; forgiveness; mercy; making allowances
Society of Friends; Quakers
dialogue corpus (dialog); dialogue corpora
Foreign Policy Commission; Foreign Relations Committee
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
Armenian Church; Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
reference (e.g. on CV, resume)
front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them (often used by call girls)
in-house faction (political groups within the Diet)
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
World Conference of Religions for Peace
The Central Church of Holy God
collectively, the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election
Shisuikai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Nikai faction
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the LDP)
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
full parent company; wholly-owning parent company; sole parent company
corporate social responsibility; CSR
Potsdam Conference (conference regarding the postwar occupation of Germany; July-August 1945)
Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)
committee system; commission system
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
UN Special Session on Disarmament
UN Economic and Social Council
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Geneva Conference on Disarmament
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society (1999)
social constructionism; social constructivism
Asian-African Conference (1955); Afro-Asian Conference
Bandung Conference (1955)
Afro-Asian Conference (1955)
Internet Engineering Task Force; IETF
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
CAT; Credit Authorization Terminal
Unicode Technical Committee; UTC
voice conferencing system
conversational processing
conversational mode; interactive mode
ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request
configuration control board
SQL; Structured Query Language
International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
Regional Bell Operating Company (USA); RBOC
regional Bell operating company; RBOC
Federal Trade Commission; FTC
proxy application company
non-existence of a business corporation
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
zombie businesses (firms that would have failed but for government intervention)
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
United Nations Security Council
(power, electricity) transmission company
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
Lausanne Conference (1922, 1932)
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
marriage-oriented society (in which most people are married, usu. at a young age)
monoline insurance company; monoline insurer
multiline insurance company; multiline insurer
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)
technology association; technology institute
imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
social business; social enterprise
Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
disarmament conference; disarmament talks; arms reduction talks
martial arts competition; combat sports competition
private consulting group; private panel
meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping; meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)
joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)
association of overseas Japanese merchants
random drift; genetic drift
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
leaving at the convenience of the company
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
academic council; scientific council
childbirth with father of child present; delivery with husband present
childbirth with father of child present; delivery with husband present
childbirth with father of child present; delivery with husband present
gathering that's fun for everyone present
joint management council (labor and management)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting
club song; organization song
multiple-system operator; multi-system operator; MSO; operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems
kindred soul; congenial friend
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
political action committee; PAC
transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)
management association; management conference; management institute
pseudo-foreign company; company based abroad but whose main country of business is Japan
academic socialism; professorial socialism
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
informal wedding ceremony
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
new social infrastructure
classic vehicle club (cars, motorcycles); antique vehicle club; biker group in which members ride customized classic motorcycles
crime instigated by external circumstances
to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
socially necessary labour time
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
Buddha's birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
vernacularism; colloquialism
annual ceremony of reciting the names of the Buddhas
committee affairs; meeting affairs
early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
Nazism; national socialism
person who attends a renga meeting
if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
surviving company (in a merger); surviving corporation
surviving company (in a merger)
absorbed company; merged corporation
absorbed company; merged corporation
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group