prime minister; premier; chancellor
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
again; once more; a second time
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
indescribable; having no way to express
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu