already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
next term; next period; next version; next release
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for