great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
looking depressed; long face
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
directions; instructions; orders; command
creak; squeak; creaking sound
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
strong interaction; strong force
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
many; a lot; much; multitude
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to peel; to skin; to pare
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting