top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
disliking people similar to oneself
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
as you see; as you can see
one by one; one each; one at a time
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
shadow figure; silhouette
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
end; close; finish; termination
in accordance with; according to
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
party-internal; within the party
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
Minister of Health and Welfare
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
on the sea; surface of the sea
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements