rules are rules; a rule is a rule
hospital food; hospital meals
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
information leak; data breach
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
to quit one's job; to resign
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
very important person; VIP
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
success; prosperity; boom
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
first-aid; emergency (aid)
in the hospital; hospitalized
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to have a relationship; to have relations