member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
president (of a society); chairman
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
both; both sides; both parties
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
feminine; womanly; female
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
party-internal; within the party
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life