high (government) official
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
amount of payment; amount paid
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
property; fortune; assets
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
news; word; tidings; omen
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
even if; even though; however; no matter how
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
democratization; democratisation
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)