Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to help each other; to cooperate
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
applicant; candidate; volunteer
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
direct appeal; direct petition
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly