because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
how; in what way; how about
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
offense and defense; offence and defence
to get strong; to gain strength
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
now; the present time; just now; another; more
administrative service; public services; tax-funded services; government services
level; standard; water level
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...