pro-government newspaper; newspaper that curries favour with the government
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to degenerate; to lapse into
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
local newspaper; regional newspaper
region; limits; stage; level
national paper; paper with a national circulation
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
street; quarter; district; area
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
comfort; consolation; diversion
in that way; like that; that way
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
somehow; for some reason or other