association; society; organization; organisation
Japanese Olympic Committee
national polity; National Athletic Meet
International Sports Federation
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
manners; behavior; behaviour
league; federation; union; alliance
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to discuss; to talk together
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
shady; underhanded; questionable
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
matter; affair; issue; matter; material; substance
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
usually; under usual circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
basic technology; generic technology
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole