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
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
impossible to do (although wants to)
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to be knocked out; to be overwhelmed; to be flabbergasted; to be thrown for a loop
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
(religious) conversion (esp. to Christianity)
theological school; seminary
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
store; reserve; stock; savings