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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
alma mater clique; old school tie
Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy; CEFP
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
(political) faction; denomination; communion
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
enactment; establishment; creation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
25th day of the month; 25 days
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
26th day of the month; 26 days
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
27th day of the month; 27 days
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
cursed be working for others; wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else; (lit.) serving at court is something one should not do
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank