faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
latest information; latest news; update
one's own handwriting; autograph
postcard; memo; note; card
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
all (political) parties; the whole party
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
decrease; reduction; decline
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
even so; anyhow; at any rate
fixed date; appointed day
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
same trade; same business; same profession
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
other companies in the same business; rival firms
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary