Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
as (for); for; in the capacity of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
does not pay; not worth (one's) while
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
cabinet (of a government); ministry
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
carelessly; inattentively
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
knowing; (an) acquaintance
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
lately; recently; nowadays