to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
authenticity; credibility
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
severe earthquake; violent tremor
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
condition of one's stomach
additional order; adding to an existing order
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
way one walks; one's walk
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
time required; time taken; necessary time
insertion point; insertion slot; insertion opening
it hasn't been long since