why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
State Minister in Charge of Financial Affairs
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
retirement; resignation; stepping down
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
reality; actuality; hard fact
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
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)
major surgery; major operation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)