to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
how; in what way; how about
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
thorough; exhaustive; complete
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to collect; to assemble; to gather
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in line with this; therefore
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
after a long time; for the first time in a while
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant