very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sun; saint; San (people); son
finance business; moneylending business
lately; recently; nowadays
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
special election; by-election
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
revision; amendment; alteration
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to move forward; to move on
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
letting (someone) die without helping
self-control; self-restraint
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk