one's house; one's home; one's family
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
standby; preparation; arrangement
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
target group; target persons
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
clinic; medical office; infirmary
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
emotional scars; mental trauma
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
such a thing; something like that
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to think of; to come up with