to open (one's eyes) wide
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
power of the state; government authority
work; business; company; study
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
chief; main; principal; important
that kind; competition; match
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
(national) capital (city); metropolis
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
center; centre; metropolis
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
don't worry; no worries; never mind
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
surely; certainly; no doubt; must