consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
(political) administration; political power
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in one's own way or style
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
impossible; unlikely; improbable
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
scenery; scene; landscape
to be needed; to be wanted
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone