people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
prime time (on television or radio); peak time
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
puppet government; puppet regime
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
successively; one after another