after a long time; for the first time in a while
homecoming; returning home
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
next term; next period; next version; next release
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
leaving school during a term
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
redoing; doing over again
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
one's family; family member
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
heir; inheritor; successor
else; in addition; besides
security; stability; safety; peace
it's no joke; gimme a break!
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)