influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
hostility; antagonism; opposition
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
biased coverage; biased media account; bias in reporting
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)