to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
location of a press conference; press conference room
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
interference; meddling; butting in
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to discuss; to talk together
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
this institution; this parliament; this hospital; this clinic
medical treatment at one's own expense; treatment not covered by health insurance
Japan's best; number one in Japan
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
woman; female; feminine gender
notice; attention; observation