Committee of the National Diet
(committee) chairman; president
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
exactly as stated; verbatim
difficult to ...; hard to ...
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
long time; long interval; for quite some time
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
female high-school student
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
going upstream; sailing against the current
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
in accordance with; according to
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
not necessarily so; is not always true
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition