intelligence gathering; information gathering
voting; ballot; poll; vote
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
research; study; investigation
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
image; figure; figure; form; image
political system; political institution; regime
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
back (of a chair); backrest
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
head; leader; prime minister
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)