evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
race (of people); type of person
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
large amount of money; great cost
going through; going via; going by way of
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
to put into effect; to put into practice
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
ministries and government offices; the authorities
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
pride; dignity; self-worth
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
Harvard (University) (abbr)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
military force; military strength
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)