to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to sniff out; to get wind of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to look forward to something
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be boiled; to be cooked
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement