(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
condition; state (of health); appearance
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one run of a television series
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to detain; to check; to restrain
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
bond; bill; certificate; security
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
bribe; sweetener; douceur
about; concerning; related to; -ish
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
withdrawal (of money); payment; contribution; investment; financing
chit; sales slip; voucher
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
lawmakers from the ruling parties; government member of parliament
guess; speculation; supposition
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
mechanism; organization; organisation