My words

総理

そうり

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier, leading, overseeing, leader, overseer, president

抜本的

ばっぽんてき

drastic, radical

化する

かする

to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

教養

きょうよう

cultivation, refinement, culture, education

控除

こうじょ

subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy

洒落

しゃら

impertinent, fresh, fashionable, prostitute

早退

そうたい

leave early

小枝

こえだ

twig, spray

たまり場

Tamariba

Hangout

分泌

ぶんぴ ぶんぴつ

secretion

頸椎

けいつい

cervical vertebrae

ヒリつく

ひりつく

to hurt, to smart, to sting

大もうけ

Ōmōke

Make a lot of money

改造

かいぞう

remodeling, remodelling, restructuring, modding

渋

しぶ

astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons)

みっちり

severely, strictly, fully, earnestly, diligently

椀

わん

bowl (wooden)

迷走

めいそう

straying, wandering off course

遺言状

ゆいごんじょう

will, testament

お蔵入り

おくらいり

being postponed, being shelved, being put on hold

見せ金

みせがね

displaying money (to prove that one actually has it)

不可欠

ふかけつ

indispensable, essential

挑戦

ちょうせん

challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

夫妻

ふさい

man and wife, married couple

再編

さいへん

reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle

主管

しゅかん

supervision, management, supervisor, manager

給水

きゅうすい

water supply

相応しい

ふさわしい

appropriate, adequate, suitable, fitting, worthy

にかけて

till, to, over (a period), through (e.g. Monday through Thursday), about (approx. time or place), on, concerning (an area of expertise), to swear by (ones sword, God, etc.)

紛らわしい

まぎらわしい

confusing, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous, easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)