after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
constitutional scholar (lawyer); expert in constitutional law
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
next term; next period; next version; next release
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
future (usually near); prospects
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
custom; common practice; habit
imagination; supposition; guess
homeless; homeless person
within the jurisdiction of
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for