to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tendency; trend; inclination
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
plenary session; regular session
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
everyday life; daily life
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
like this; in this way; as you see
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute