to say; to be called; to do
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
major earthquake; large earthquake
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
critic; reviewer; commentator
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
Matsumoto Ken'ichi (1946.1-)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
wealthy person; millionaire
home use; residential use
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to rank next to; to come after
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption