to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
charming; fascinating; attractive
sublime; noble; high-minded
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to fall in love (with); to love
devoted; self-sacrificing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
gross domestic product; GDP
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
inspector; examiner; auditor
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to miss a chance; to fail to do
unimpressive; unimpressed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
flourish of trumpets; fanfare