serious; severe; grave; acute
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
that's true; of course; obviously
please (give me); please (do for me)
small number; few; minority
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
age range; age-group; age bracket
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to gather strength; to take heart
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to approach; to draw near
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
presence (impressive quality)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)