to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
party ticket (esp. one for a political fundraising party)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
about this time; about now
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
already; now; no longer; not any more
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
vintage (year, wine); vintage (car, jeans, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
gasoline bill; cost of gasoline
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
addition; supplement; appending; appendix