transfer fee (e.g. in football)
needle holder; needle driver
to complain about one's hard lot
clinical research; clinical study
to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)
House of Councillors election; upper house election
gag order; gag rule; gag law
initial medical examination
financing company; credit firm
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees; studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
sterilization; sterilisation
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
leadership skill; leadership ability
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
large hospital; major hospital
studying very hard; studying like mad
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to capture; to seize; to plunder
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
new record (in sports, etc.)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
strongish; somewhat strong