taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
training (animals); breaking (animals)
answering machine; answerphone
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
clear solution; clean decision
visual hallucination; vision
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
complimentary copy of a book
author; writer; novelist; artist
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
winner; victor; conqueror
common people; ordinary people; masses
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
place where one works; construction site; working area
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard