(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in comparison to; rather than
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
Minister for Foreign Affairs
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way