to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
arrest; apprehension; capture
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to jump at; to be attracted by
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
connection; link; relationship
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
many; numerous; various; large number of
general public; the masses
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to anticipate; to foresee
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
in that way; like that; that way
speech and behaviour (behavior)
contradiction; inconsistency
to have an idea; to have a clue
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to choke; to have trouble breathing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
chief; main; principal; important