to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
social; societal; societary
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
right to know; right to access information
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take someone's life; to kill someone
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the matter in question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
property; fortune; assets
personal; individual; private