lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
dialysis; dialytic treatment
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
to give; to do (something) for
short and stout; small but wide around
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
man fit for the post; right person
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
first in this country; first (of its kind) in Japan
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
to put (a topic) up for debate; to lay on the table for consideration; to take up (a subject) for discussion
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated