to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
about; concerning; related to; -ish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
several years; a few years
public power; governmental authority
thorough; exhaustive; complete
oppression; suppression; pressure
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to take on a role; to take part
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
revision; amendment; alteration
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
indescribable; having no way to express