question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
prime minister; premier; chancellor
while; during (the time when)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
payment of debts; repayment
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
accession to the throne; enthronement
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to state; to express; to mention
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
practical question (problem); practical matter
to grimace; to make a wry face
clearing one's throat; cough
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by