half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to incur someone's enmity
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
principal occupation; core business
construction; architecture (of buildings)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
interest; rights; concession
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
property; fortune; means; assets
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
something like ...; something called ...
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
person making threats; intimidator
probability; likelihood; chances
to apologize; to apologise
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
successive generations; successive emperors
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less