inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
communication skills; communication ability
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
each time it happens; at all such times
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
coming out (as gay, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
long ago; a long time ago; already
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
magnetism; magnetic force
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
(political) administration; political power
Yoshihiko Noda (1957.5.20-)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
enterprise; business; company; corporation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
consumption tax rate; sales tax rate; VAT rate
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
decision; determination; resolution
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
opposite; reverse; contrary
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to leave as is; to ignore
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to leave as it is; to defer
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden