public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
precision; precision ratio; relevance factor; relevance ratio
stabilization; stabilisation
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
in unison; as one; united
questions and answers; dialogue
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
countermeasure; counter-measure
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Everyone is safe (all right)
health; healthy; sound; fit
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
serious; severe; grave; acute
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
no sleep or rest; working day and night
busy; having no time (for)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
coffee mill; coffee grinder
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out