disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
personage; person (deserving of respect)
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
general mobilization; general mobilisation
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
Olympic village; athlete's village
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
although; though; despite the fact that ...
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
maintenance; preservation; improvement
all; entire; whole; altogether
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
police; police officer; police station
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
doing whatever one pleases
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee