secretary; councillor; councilor
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(police) detective; criminal matter
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
other matters; other people's affairs
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
civil affairs; civil case
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
article; news story; report; account
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
event; phenomenon; matter
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
accident; emergency; calamity
Buddhist memorial service
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
matter of concern; matter of interest
events of the day; current affairs
various matters; everything
business person; business operator
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
worldly affairs; ways of the world
subserviency to the stronger
events of the year; happenings of the year
truth is stranger than fiction
other things; the rest; leisure tasks
truth is stranger than fiction
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
bedroom activity (of a married couple); sexual intercourse
Buddhist memorial service
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
personal affairs; internal affairs
punishable offense; crime
business owner; entrepreneur; employer
reason; facts; propriety; sense
fortune; good deed; curious
aspect; phase; phenomenon
related article; related story
everything; every affair (matter); all things
reasonable thing; natural thing
imperial cause; royal cause
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
defer to another as if an older brother
contemplation of phenomena
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
industrial or business world
military affairs; martial arts
the same event; no change (on the stock market)
improvement work (construction); betterment
pressing matter; sudden event
subsequently; additionally
pleasant circumstances; enjoyable matter
seven tea ceremony procedures of the Senke school
business plan; business schedule; project
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryō system)
manpower supplied by designated adult men to government officials, or tax in lieu (ritsuryō system)
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
United Nations Security Council
sign; portent; omen; herald; harbinger
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC