prime minister; premier; chancellor
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
(feather) duster; dusting
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to express (in words); to confess
Japan's best; number one in Japan
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
operation; functioning; running
atomic reactor; nuclear reactor
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
for the present; for the time being
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
rare; uncommon; not often seen
genuine; authentic; true; real
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
expressing one's mind; speaking out
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
scenery; scene; landscape
as (one) walks on, and on
death from cold; freezing to death
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
unconditionally; as a rule
because; for; the reason why is ...
to look forward to something