amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
whispering into a person's ear
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unaccounted-for expenditures
discovery; detection; finding
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
opposition party; the opposition
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
cabinet (of a government); ministry
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
number of persons; personnel
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family