to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
nonprofit organization; Not-for-Profit Organization
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
Kagoshima Prefecture (Kyūshū)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to appear all together; to be all present
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation