to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
all present; all concerned; all of us
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
beginning; outset; first; onset
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
woman; female; feminine gender
to be reminded of; to call to mind
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface