trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
no exception; without exception; always the same
timewise; temporal; chronal
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
a considerable number; a fair number
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
fast-talking; rapid talking
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
and yet; despite (all) that
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum