splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
such ... as; or some such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
political friend; friend with the same political views
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at that time; in those days
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
coalition cabinet; coalition government
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
all present; all concerned; all of us
article; news story; report; account
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck