Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
succession; continuation; series; sequence
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
letter by letter; character by character
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
good; goodness; right; virtue
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to be smeared; to be covered
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
general idea; concept; notion
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine