nowadays; in this day and age
general idea; concept; notion
contradiction; inconsistency
instead; but (on the other hand)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
cabinet (of a government); ministry
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to anticipate; to foresee
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
political friend; friend with the same political views
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
Constitutional Democratic Party (1927-1940)
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
establishment; settlement
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
head house (family); birthplace; originator
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
government service; the bureaucracy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model