beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
800,000; eight hundred thousand
gross domestic product; GDP
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
being too late; losing one's final chance
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
relation; connection; relevance
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
automated external defibrillator; AED
receiving payments (pension, ration)
arrest; apprehension; capture