to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
company; corporation; workplace
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?