on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
together; at the same time; same; identical
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
at least; at most; (even) just
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
mass communication; mass media
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
I see; that's right; indeed
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...