matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
temporary; transitory; short-lived
throwaway; disposable; single-use
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
number of persons; personnel
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
ministries and government offices; the authorities
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
Cabinet Information Research Office
cabinet (of a government); ministry
research office; research division; inquiry section
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
dawn; daybreak; beginning
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
beginning (of a century, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to have a talk; to tell a story
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
temporary legislation; legislation with a specified duration; act valid for a limited time
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll