ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
beforehand; in advance; previously
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
particular; hard to please; fussy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to escape from; to get out
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
approval; license; licence; permission
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
study of foreign languages; linguistics
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
exhibition building; pavilion
building (construction) site
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to wash away; to rinse off
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
groundbreaking or cornerstone-laying ceremony
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)