to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
consequently; as a result; in the end
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
shoji (paper sliding door)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
location of a press conference; press conference room
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
land, sea and air; army, navy and air force
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person