human rights; civil liberties
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
the other day; lately; recently
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
later on; eventually; afterwards
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
morning; forenoon; just before noon
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
return; relapse; recurrence
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
unanimous agreement; unanimity
impossible to do (although wants to)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to appear in the newspaper
central government office; head office; this office
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
fate; chance; relationship; tie
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
in order; in turn; one by one
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
home area; home town; local
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on