serious; grave; dignified; solemn
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
quantity or volume of water
large amount of money; great cost
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
daily allowance; daily wages
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
millions; several million; a few million
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
conditionally; with conditions attached
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
perfect; complete; flawless
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out