government office; public office
to be relieved; to feel relieved
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
in this way; along these lines; similarly
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
next generation; future generation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record