isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
index finger; forefinger; second toe
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
trade; buying and selling
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
construction; architecture (of buildings)
starting (construction) work
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
police officer; policeman; constable
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on