soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
low dining table; tea table
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to call each other; to call out to one another
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
before the end of this year
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
social page (of newspaper); local news page
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to break the silence; to break one's silence
heading; headline; index; headword
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
subway; metro; underground (railway)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
surname; family name; last name
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating