right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
any more; any further; any better; any longer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
river; stream; River; the ... river
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
legalization; legalisation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan
Diet members caucus; caucus of the Diet
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
natural span of life; 250 years old
study; research; investigation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...