complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
how can (one) do something
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
proposal; offer; request; application
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
quantity or volume of water
large amount of money; great cost
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
daily allowance; daily wages
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
millions; several million; a few million
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
conditionally; with conditions attached
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
perfect; complete; flawless
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to turn completely into; to become completely