government; administration; ministry
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
act of terror; act of terrorism
person in charge; official; attendant
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ragman; junkman; garbage man
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
magazine; journal; periodical
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
(wearing) low over one's eyes
unloading (of cargo); discharge
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn