foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
medical treatment; medical care
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
system; institution; organization; organisation
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
first (of its kind) in Japan
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
no!; no no!; no, not at all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
something like ...; something called ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
nothing but; except; no more than
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
magazine; journal; periodical