prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
that day; the very same day
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to refer to; to use as reference
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
you (plural); all of you; you all
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
image of (an ideal) person
falsely similar; counterfeit
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual