advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
yearned for; longed for; missed
temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
total (money); full amount; sum
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
man; male; masculine gender
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
minimum; at the very least
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge