correction; revision; rectification
study; learning; tutorial
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
labor; labour; manpower; working force
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to understand (each other); to comprehend
political measures; policy
bowl of rice with food on top
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
human rights; civil liberties
rejection; negation; voting down
to help each other; to cooperate
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to shake one's head (in denial)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
besides; moreover; in addition
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
precarious situation; precarious state
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)