-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sorry; excuse me; thank you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(political) administration; political power
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
superheating; overheating
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
electoral district; precinct
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
opposition party; political opposition; opposition