lacking talent or ability
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to have the privilege of doing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
metal plate; metallic plate
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
all one has; all one's possessions
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
body; group; party; company; troupe
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to make a speech; to address
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
treatment; service; handling; management
to play a leading role; to play a central part
breakdown of negotiations
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
degree of relative priority
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects