to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
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
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
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- (e.g. post-Cold War)
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
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
student union; student center; students' hall
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire