indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
how; in what way; how about
influence; effect; impact
counter for generations; epoch
reign; being on the throne
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
declaration; proclamation; announcement
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
this occasion; at this time; now
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
cardinal (Catholic Church)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to affect; to impact; to influence
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
honorific/polite/humble prefix
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income