insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
serious; severe; grave; acute
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
one of these days; someday; one day
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
blood relationship; blood relative
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
military service; combat experience
avoiding or dodging responsibility
simmer; bubble out; flow out
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said