valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
that is to say; so that means
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
whatever the case; under any circumstances
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
true state; actual condition; reality
weekly publication; weekly magazine
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining