to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
red paper lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
taste; liking; preference
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
proportional representation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
on the way home from work
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
ability; capability; skill
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
-less; lacking; non-existing
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(large) building; public building; hall
theatre; theater; playhouse
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)