muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
that's the way it is; such is life
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent