book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
panty-less; wearing no underwear
shabu-shabu; hot pot dish where thinly sliced meat is boiled quickly and then dipped in sauce
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
viewing as a problem; problematizing
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
the good old days; halcyon days
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
to go with the flow; to go with the times
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; MLIT
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
should do; ought to do; must do
society; company; the public; the world
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops