again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
urgent; pressing; exigent
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
chief; main; principal; major
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
representative who visits major retailers checking stock levels, etc.
program review; budget screening; review and prioritization of government programs
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
on the occasion of; at the time of
supply; supplying; replenishment
student; follower; students and pupils
mobilization; mobilisation
sympathy; compassion; pity
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
interruption; suspension; break
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
clear; precise; definite; distinct
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in that way; like that; that way
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself