to refuse; to reject; to deny
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to send back; to refer back
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
worthy of special mention
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
starting work (for the day); employment; work
disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery; benefit
conclusion of trial; conclusion of a hearing
compensation payment; reparation
(right of) permanent residence; permanent residency
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
discussion; debate (on a piece of legislation)
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
change in the law; legal reform
presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to spit out; to eject; to dump
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
receiving payments (pension, ration)
power balance; balance of power
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing