to have the privilege of doing
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
preference; priority; precedence
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
800,000; eight hundred thousand
gross domestic product; GDP
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
being too late; losing one's final chance
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
relation; connection; relevance
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
receiving payments (pension, ration)