Public Office Election Law
recently; lately; these days
meeting hall; assembly hall
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
number; number plate; license plate
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
the last moment; the very end
surprise victory; upset; coup
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body
answering machine; answerphone
verbal message; word (from someone)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
parting; separation; farewell