artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to not take seriously; to take lightly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to run through; to run past
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
the whole day; all the day
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
forcibly; against one's will
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
about; concerning; related to; -ish
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
shady; underhanded; questionable
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to cause someone to worry
to apologize; to apologise
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling