democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
oppression; tyranny; despotism
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hard to reach place; remote place
student (esp. a university student)
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
if you think about it; come to think of it
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to make a speech; to address
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
despotic government; autocracy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
chit; sales slip; voucher