irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
timewasting; killing time
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
another time; some other time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
cabinet (of a government); ministry
general election (of the lower house)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
detached; aloof; indifferent
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last