thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to make laugh; to set to laughing
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to stare back (at); to glare back
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to take (be in) charge of
resignation (from a position)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to get into trouble; to get busted
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
calming down; quieting down
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
system; institution; organization; organisation
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
finishing blow; coup de grâce