character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
position; location; base; point; site
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
articles; supplies; parts
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
Asian countries; Asian nations
one's principles and position
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
complication; confusion; disorder
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
scandal; deplorable event
to become clear; to be made public
those present; attendance
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
state of national emergency
official announcement; proclamation
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
price; cost; value; worth; value