prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
democratic nation; democratic country
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Hermès (luxury goods brand)
to rush back; to run back
manners; behavior; behaviour
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
vacant house; unoccupied house
staying the night; lodging (at)
to move (house); to change residence
caller; visitor; company; guest
working adult; full-fledged member of society
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry