gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
preparatory document; legal brief
to have no chance (of succeeding)
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
had better ...; had better not ...
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
member of the House of Councillors
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
Tokunoshima (island in Kagoshima prefecture); Tokuno Island
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
human-interest article; city news; local news; police news
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
unconditional command; must-obey order
praise and censure; public criticisms
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
House of Councillors election; upper house election
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
without a holiday; nonstop
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
Japan Medical Association
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
revenge; having a second go (at something)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
moneymaking; earning money
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother