change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
regret; repentance; remorse
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
double suicide; lovers' suicide
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to make use of; to lend money
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bank; banking institution
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
thereupon; shortly thereafter
by myself; in person; by oneself
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
door; gate; opening; title page
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface