member of the upper house; senator
plenary session; regular session
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
consecutive; continuous; successive
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
real thing; original; actual
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
way; method; means; (technical) specification
work; business; company; study
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
first-rate; finest quality; the best
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to have the privilege of doing
(one's) current position; current location; present position
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
port; harbor; port; port (left side of a vessel); port (wine)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
official business; public business
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
good policy; wise policy; best plan