dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
reform; reformation; reorganization
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
this occasion; at this time; now
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
declaration; statement; proclamation
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be intimate with; to befriend
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
one's place of appointment; one's post
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)