gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
price; cost; value; worth; value
Labor Standards Inspection Office
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
unconditionally; as a rule
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
tenth day of the month; ten days
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
group of politicians who support construction interests; (lit.) construction tribe
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")