to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
government worker; public servant; civil servant
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
pride; boast; credit (to)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
even if; even though; however; no matter how
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
100,000,000; one hundred million