uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
through a (computer, etc.) screen
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
making efficient; optimization
the question remains; it comes into question
mental aspect; mental side
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
low (level, value, price, etc.)
un-; non-; negative prefix
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
parts; accessories; components
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
explanation; interpretation
single standard; single base; single-feature show
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper