snack (to have with a drink); side dish
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
topic of discussion; agenda
frequency (of occurrence)
almost every day; almost daily
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
warp; curvature; curve; arch
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
(very) patient; persevering
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
biological older sister; real elder sister
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
French; French food; French cuisine