person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
illegal donation; secret contribution
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
account book; register; ledger
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
disease; ailment; illness
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she