to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
saving the world; promoting national welfare
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to order; to command; to appoint
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
materials; data; document
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
control; management (e.g. of a business)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
alone; by oneself; on one's own
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
one floor (of a building); single floor
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
imagination; supposition; guess
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
indicate reason; infers some protest
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament