► 名詞
局 [(1)きょく] meaning: department rank: 3
☆ 米国連邦捜査局 ⇨ US Federal Bureau of Investigation
More examples:
- 郵便局員は一日一度集荷する ⇨ Postal workers come collect parcels once a day
- 結局何が言いたいんだ？ ⇨ So what do you really want to say after all?
- 政府の御用テレビ局 ⇨ A government-controlled, puppet, TV station
- 水道局は節水することを呼びかけている ⇨ The water bureau is asking (the public) to save water
- 折角買ったのに結局使わなかった ⇨ Even though I bought it, I didn’t end up using it
- 端折ると後で結局ツケが回ってくる ⇨ If you cut corners you will have to pay the price later
- で、結局どうなったんだ？ ⇨ So, what was the end result?
- 私達は散々議論したが結局同じ結論に帰結した ⇨ We discussed over and over but ended up reaching the same conclusion
- 駅前の郵便局 ⇨ A post office in front of the station
- 買ってみたものの、結局使わなかった ⇨ I bought it but haven’t really used it
- 欲張り過ぎて結局損をした ⇨ I was too greedy and ended up losing more
- 政府にべったりのテレビ局 ⇨ A TV station that is in bed with the government
- この道具はどっちつかずで結局役に立たない ⇨ This tool is a kind of tweener and not useful in the end
- 衛生局は日頃から手洗いを励行している ⇨ The public hygiene department is regularly encouraging hand washing
- 戦局は一進一退が続いている ⇨ The war has been taking one step forward and then one step backward, reached a deadlock