to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to take (be in) charge of
cannot be helped; unavoidable
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be found; to be discovered
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
ambitious; motivated; willful
education; training; discipline
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
striking; remarkable; considerable
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
about the same; about equal to; close match
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
PR brochure; public relations magazine
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
so; like this; in this way
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty