first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
government official; clerk
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
common people; ordinary people; masses
grand; imposing; magnificent
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
lodging; putting up at a hotel
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
progress; advance; improvement; development
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to take a firm stand; to argue about
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
endurance; perseverance; patience
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
organ (musical instrument)
latter half of one's life
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national