principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in the morning; during the morning
advocate; proponent; supporter
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to kill; to choke the life out of
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
prescription bag; pharmacy bag; small bottle for carrying gunpowder
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to underrate; to make light of
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent