to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
Public Security Intelligence Agency
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
within a governmental agency; within a government building
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
protection against the cold
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
classification; categorization; sorting
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
important matter (for discussion)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
next year; next fiscal year
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper