change in the law; legal reform
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
several years; a few years
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
national defence; national defense
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
a little bit; a little while
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
about; concerning; related to; -ish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
water outlet; tap; faucet
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop