parliamentarian; member of a congress
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be surprised; to be astonished
genuine article; real thing; real deal
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
had better ...; had better not ...
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
such; like that; that sort of; very
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow