to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
tacit; unspoken; implicit
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
pleasant feeling; good feeling
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
originally; by nature; from the start
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
research funds (expenses)
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
military personnel; soldier
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
company director; board member
double; twice (as much); twofold
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully