bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to begin; to set about; to start
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
misappropriation of public funds
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to fall off; to tumble down
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
family; relatives; dependents; household
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
human pillar; human sacrifice
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for