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levee protection works

farmer

everything one does; whatever one does

traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)

be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought

bedroom activity (of a married couple); sexual intercourse

defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry

magazine article

work fiend; devil for work

internal (domestic) affairs

personal affairs; internal affairs

construction costs; installation cost

Proverb

inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable

railroad accident

gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race

Lights are usually followed by shadows

civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings

past events; bygones

military attack; military strike

interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation

Obsolete term

court interpreter

political offence; political offense

(Japanese) restaurant

bribery scandal

social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service