work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to call in; to invite; to bring in
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
briskly; quickly; promptly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to order; to command; to appoint
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate