announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
secretary-general; director
unidentifiable; unidentified
act of terror; terrorist attack
sea of fire; sea of flame
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
elder sister; effeminate man
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
company president; manager; director
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
good-for-nothing; worthless
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
as you see; as you can see
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)