mass communication; mass media
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
nothing but; except; no more than
government office; agency; board
interest; rights; concession
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
material; substance; matter
interior; inside; internal
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
10th day of the month; ten days
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
good old; good old-fashioned
parliamentarian; member of a congress
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
dinner (esp. a formal one)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair