Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
careful observation; close attention
digital versatile disc; DVD
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
baby talk; baby language; babbling
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
attendance; presence; appearance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count